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A MOTHERS PLEA TO SAVE HER SON: held 8 years WITHOUT CHARGE by UK Government

On 4th November, 2018, Christine Assange, mother of Julian Assange, made a deeply moving video public appeal to save the life of her son Julian. Julian Assange, is Editor in Chief of Wikileaks.   Because of Wikileaks reporting of acts during US/Nato’s illegal wars against Afghanistan, Iraq,  ...read more

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Demonization of Russia in a new Cold War era: Mairead Maguire

In examining the future, we must look to the past. As we watch the media today, we are spoon fed more and more propaganda and fear of the unknown, that we should be afraid of the unknown and have full faith that our government is keeping us safe from the unknown. But by looking at media today,  ...read more

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Mairead Maguire Addresses Perspectives for a world free from Nuclear Weapons and for Integral Disarmament

Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate - Presentation at Conference: Perspectives for a world free from Nuclear Weapons and for Integral Disarmament Novermber 10th – ll, 2017, New Synod Hall, Vatican, Rome. THE PEACE PROCESS IN NORTHERN IRELAND Buon Pomeriggio, Eminences, Excellencies,  ...read more

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Laureate Mairead Maguire Renews Call for End to Siege of Gaza

Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire continues to urge peace and an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands in recent speech at the Women’s Boat to Gaza Conference at the Swedish Parliament. “We demand those in power break their silence. So we have to raise our voices. We have to go on  ...read more

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Laureate Mairead Maguire on Women’s Boat to Gaza

Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire is currently on board the Women’s Boat to Gaza with the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. The boat left Barcelona on September 16 and is scheduled to arrive in Gaza on October 5. Maguire came on board at Messina, Italy. She published an article on the Peace People  ...read more

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Nobel laureates: Release Narges Mohammadi now!

The Nobel laureates of the Nobel Women's Initiative are calling on the government of Iran to immediately and unconditionally release human rights defender and journalist Narges Mohammadi from the notorious Evin prison in Iran. In the statement, the laureates join the call of the international  ...read more

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Back to Colombia: Jody Williams

Nobel laureate Jody Williams traveled to Colombia to meet with women involved in the #ProcesoDePaz and urge for women's voices at the peace table.   In February 2015, Shirin Ebadi and I led a Nobel Women’s Initiative delegation to Colombia to meet with survivors of rape and sexual  ...read more

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Meet the Alliance to End Silence and Impunity, Guatemala

In 2009 three women’s rights organizations in Guatemala—Mujeres Transformando el Mundo (MTM), Unión Nacional de Mujeres Guatemaltecas (UNAMG) and Equipo de Estudios Comunitarios y Acción Psicosocial (ECAP)—came together to form the Alliance to End Silence and Impunity. The Alliance works to support  ...read more

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Women’s peace organizations in Colombia

The women’s movement in Colombia has steadfastly called for peace throughout more than five decades of civil war. Together, these groups form a strong, collective voice for women. Meet three women’s organizations working for peace in Colombia: Casa de la Mujer Since 1982 Casa de la Mujer has  ...read more

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Join us online as Laureate Jody Williams travels to Colombia & Guatemala!

Join us online from April 27 – May 7 as Nobel laureate Jody Williams travels to Colombia and Guatemala! After years of negotiations the government of Colombia and rebel group FARC are on the cusp of reaching a peace agreement. Laureate Jody Williams will travel to Colombia to stand in solidarity  ...read more

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