To date, states that have joined the Convention on Cluster Munitions have destroyed a total of 1.16 million cluster bombs, representing more than three-quarters of the weapons declared stockpiled under convention. This was revealed by the 2014 Cluster Munition Monitor, the annual study into the implementation of the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM). PAX contributes to the study.
On the 13th of August the newly elected House of Representatives in Libya passed its first decree calling for the international community to intervene immediately to ensure that civilians are protected. With all eyes focused on other crises in the world, including Iraq, Gaza and Syria, the chances are slim that there will be an […]
Despite increased international attention to the humanitarian crisis in Northern Iraq, many civilians are still suffering from the lack of assistance during their displacement and attacks by IS.
The humanitarian crisis in Iraq may result in genocide if no immediate action is taken Around 40 000 Yezidi Iraqi citizens are stuck in the Sinjar Mountains, left stranded without food and water and surrounded by militants of “The Islamic State” (IS). The 40 000 Yezidi citizens in the Sinjar mountains are part of […]
This week is the 69th anniversary of the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima (6 August) and Nagasaki (9 August). The 70th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki attacks would be the appropriate milestone to achieve a global ban on nuclear weapons.
The humanitarian crisis in Iraq may result in genocide if no immediate action is taken. Around 40,000 Yezidi Iraqi citizens are stuck in the Sinjar Mountains, left stranded without food and water and surrounded by militants of The Islamic State (IS, formerly known as ISIS). The people are completely surrounded and therefore, genocide is looming. The next 24 hours will be crucial in the survival of these people. Immediate action is needed.
The continuous expansion of territory controlled by the Islamic State (IS, formerly known as ISIS) poses a direct threat to the survival of minorities in Northern Iraq.
Over 90 civil society organizations in Irak have signed a declaration to launch the Civil Initiative under the slogan: Achieving Civil and Societal Peace to Defeat Terrorism and to Ensure the Construction of a Civil Democratic State.
Peace organisation PAX is deeply shocked by the tragedy that struck the passengers and crew of flight MH17. We convey our condolences to the families of the deceased who so totally unexpectedly have been affected by the war in Ukraine.
Following the Supreme Court ruling on 6 September 2013, which held the Netherlands responsible for the death of three men in Srebrenica in 1995, this week on 16 July the Court of The Hague ruled that the Dutch state is accountable for the expelling of another 300 men sent from their compound.
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