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Ten Nobel Peace Laureates — including Jody Williams and Archbishop Desmond Tutu — have written to President Obama and Secretary… Read More »
Women Sidelined in Iranian Elections
On 14 June, Iran will hold a presidential election, its first since the controversial 2009 elections that gave rise to… Read More »
Five women Nobel Peace Prize Laureates called on Guatemala today to respect the rights of survivors who suffered atrocities at… Read More »
Include women in Syria’s peace process
At the end of the Nobel Women’s Initiative conference, Moving Beyond Militarism & War: Women-driven Solutions for a Nonviolent World,… Read More »
The Laureates of the Nobel Women’s Initiative issued a statement today calling for G8 leaders to redirect military spending for… Read More »
CodePink protests Obama’s counterterrorism policies
President Obama’s first major counterterrorism address at the National Defense University on May 23 was interrupted by CodePink co-founder Madea… Read More »
Burma imposes two-child limit on Muslim communities
Authorities in the western Burmese state of Rakhine have imposed a two-child limit on Muslim Rohingya families living along the… Read More »
Support Women Beyond War! Take Nonviolent Action
Have you been following our conference, Moving Beyond Militarism & War: Women-driven Solutions for a Nonviolent World and are inspired… Read More »
Women Beyond War Tweet Transcripts: First Plenary
Tweet transcripts of the First Plenary session of the Women Beyond War conference: Nobel Peace Laureate Opening Panel “Beyond Militarism and War to a Nonviolent World.”
Tweet transcripts from the pre-conference event at Belfast City Hall honouring Nobel Laureate Mairead Maguire’s peacework and bringing together all six Laureates of the Nobel Women’s Initiative for a panel discussion.
The President of Burma, Thein Sein, visited the White House on May 20, 2013 for a meeting with President Barack… Read More »
Guatemala’s Constitutional Court has overturned the historic ruling convicting former president Ríos Montt of genocide and crimes against humanity. While the… Read More »
Ríos Montt convicted of genocide!
UPDATE: On May 29, the Guatemalan Constitutional Court upheld its May 20 decision overturning former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt’s conviction for… Read More »
More than 1,000 people have died in last month’s factory collapse in Bangladesh, with many of the casualties women who… Read More »
May 10 is Mother’s Day in Mexico, but instead of celebrating, many mothers will be marching to protest their children’s disappearance…. Read More »
After a suspension and a series of delays, the genocide trial against former Guatemalan president Efraín Ríos Montt and his former… Read More »
In a press conference call on April 25, 2013, Nobel Peace Laureate Rigoberta Menchú Tum and other activists leaders spoke… Read More »
Ahead of President Barack Obama’s meetings in Mexico and at the Summit of the Central American Integration System in Costa… Read More »
Nobel Laureates and Human Rights Advocates Call for Case Against Rios Montt to Proceed
Trial critical to national reconciliation and peace in Guatemala Media Advisory for: Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 1:00 pm EDT, … Read More »
Nobel Laureates: Justice for Survivors in Guatemala!
Seven Nobel Laureates have issued a statement today calling for Guatemala to continue the trial of former President Efraín Ríos… Read More »
Laureados con el Nobel de la Paz hacen un llamado a proseguir con el caso en contra de Ríos Montt en Guatemala
(Ottawa, 24 de abril de 2013) Un grupo de galardonados con el Nobel de la Paz, incluidos el Arzobispo Desmond… Read More »
(Ottawa, April 24, 2013) Nobel Peace laureates—including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Jose Ramos Horta, Jody Williams and Rigoberta Menchú Tum—are calling… Read More »
Menchú Tum: Ríos Montt trial key to peace
Nobel Peace Laureate Rigoberta Menchú Tum says the trial underway in Guatemala against Efraín Ríos Montt, the former dictator charged with genocide, is key… Read More »
Stop Killer Robots Campaign launches
The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots launches this Tuesday, April 23, 2013 in London, England. The campaign is an international coalition… Read More »
Witnesses testify about sexual violence in Ríos Montt trial
Survivors of rape testified in the genocide trial against former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt and his head of military intelligence. The historic trial is… Read More »