Full Coverage: Peace

30.03.2006 The Croatian Anti-War Campaign (ARK) and the Centre for Peace Studies will organize a round-table discussion ARK Legacy 1991-2005: How to Preserve and Present Material and Immaterial Records of the Work of the Greatest Peace Network in Croatia. The discussion will be held on Wednesday, April 12, 2006, at the National and University Library in Zagreb, from 11:00-14:00 hours.

30.03.2006 Nearly three years after declaring the end of the war President Bush is still denying the obvious reality, says Council for a Livable World. So they've assembled a series of quotes from the Iraq War and the Vietnam War for a side by side comparison; check out the similarities and pass them along to a friend!

28.03.2006 23-year-old American peace activist Rachel Corrie was crushed by an Israeli bulldozer aiming for a Palestinian home on March 16, 2003. Her powerful emails and journal entries have been transformed into a one-woman play, but political pressure might keep it from ever reaching a U.S. stage.

25.03.2006 WASHINGTON, D.C., Mar 24 (OneWorld) - UN peacekeepers serve the national interest at a fraction of the cost of direct U.S. military intervention overseas, according to advocates pressing Congress to fund America's full share of the blue helmets' budget.

24.03.2006 The Belgrade School of Security Studies (BSSS), research unit of the Centre for Civil-Military Relations (CCMR) will hold a regional conference entitled “Safer Balkans Network”, to discuss how security studies has been developed in the Western Balkans in the last decade and to explore the current state of academic and non-academic educational programmes in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, and Serbia and Montenegro.

23.03.2006 I have to take issue with Abid Aslam's article, "Third Iraq Anniversary Finds Publics Weary of War and Protest," particularly the assertion that anti-war activism has waned. I was surprised to see OneWorld joining the trend of playing down opposition to the Iraq war...

23.03.2006 A visitor to one war memorial sits thinking about another--a current--war. Attorney, political scientist, and poet David Krieger transports us there.

23.03.2006 What responsible American citizenry would tolerate torture, rendition, a war based on deception, and an administration that trashes the Bill of Rights, asks Paul Craig Roberts, former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.

22.03.2006 Liberia's 14-year civil war left a legacy of sexual violence against women and impunity for rape, says Refugees International, arguing that to bring peace and development to the country Charles Taylor and others must be brought to justice for the war crimes they committed.

22.03.2006 A dentist, a journalist, a blogger...Find out what ordinary Iraqis think about the U.S.-led war, occupation, and prospects for the future.

22.03.2006 "A new chapter in the fight against impunity" has begun with the International Criminal Court arrest of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Democratic Republic of Congo, says Amnesty International.

19.03.2006 WASHINGTON, D.C., Mar 19 (OneWorld) - Today's third anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq presents anti-war groups with something of a paradox: Public protest has waned even as popular opposition to the war and the politicians prosecuting it has waxed.

17.03.2006 In an emotional speech interrupted by 12 standing ovations, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf recounted the civil war that decimated her country, thanked Congress for their support in ending the bloody conflict, and appealed to the U.S. to help rebuild Liberia--a country bound to the U.S. by shared history and values.

16.03.2006 Supporting fundamental rights is an obligation--not a concession--says Amnesty International, urging Israel's political parties to put human rights at the top of their agendas ahead of the March 28th legislative elections.

15.03.2006 Slobodan Milosevic's death means the details of the U.S-led NATO bombing of Yugoslavia and the role the U.S. played in the disintegration of that country will never be scrutinized, argues Jeremy Scahill.

15.03.2006 A week of nationwide events have already begun to mark the third anniversary of the Iraq war on March 19th. United for Peace & Justice, Global Exchange, and many others want you to take part in your community and join the call for peace!

10.03.2006 ISLAMABAD, March 9: Politicians from both sides of the divided Kashmir, and intellectuals and experts from Pakistan and India will meet in Islamabad on Friday for a three-day dialogue on Kashmir in a move to help the India-Pakistan peace process.

08.03.2006 OneWorld takes a unique look at Women in the Lead in the February 28th issue of its online magazine, Perspectives. Featuring nonprofit organizations such as Peace X Peace, Code Pink, Women’s Learning Partnership, and the Center for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA), Women in the Lead examines the links between women’s equality and development in areas such as politics and peace.

06.03.2006 In the aftermath of the first round of ceasefire talks, between the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE, in Geneva the question is whether the peace process will be a sustainable one or not. Compared to the last occasion that peace talks commenced, in Thailand in September 2002, the sense of optimism is less. This time around there is a more sober assessment of the possibilities.

03.03.2006 The melting pot of civilisations was bowled over by the confluence of religions as US President George W Bush interacted with India’s religious leaders on Thursday and was overwhelmed by their nationalism and inter-faith harmony.