Kigali—(February 19, 2014). A group of high-level American and Canadian women—led by Nobel peace laureate Leymah Gbowee—today launched a fact-finding mission aimed at understanding the work of local women’s organizations who are stopping rape and other forms of gender-based violence in eastern ...read more
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Media Releases
Nobel Laureates: Honour full mandate of Guatemala’s Attorney General!
The Laureates of the Nobel Women's Initiative have released a statement today calling on the Guatemalan government to honour the full mandate of Guatemala's Attorney General, Claudia Paz y Paz. The statement comes in response to a surprise ruling last week from the Guatemala Constitutional Court to ...read more
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Systematic sexual violence in Burma’s ethnic areas: new report
For Immediate Release
January 14, 2014
[Rangoon, Chiang Mai and New York]
Today marks the launch of an important new report documenting ongoing crimes of sexual violence—over 100 cases documented since 2010, including 47 gang rapes--perpetrated by the Burmese military in ethnic regions of ...read more
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Rape, sexual slavery and flogging: a crisis situation for women in Sudan
New report says local women’s organizations urgently need help
(Ottawa—6 December 2013)
The women of Sudan are facing a crisis of sexual violence with no end in sight. This is the finding of a new report released today by The International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence in ...read more
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Industry & gov’t not listening to those most impacted by oil sands expansion
Report documents resistance of women living along proposed pipeline route
(Ottawa)—28 October 2013
A new report released today show that despite efforts to muzzle the voices of communities resisting oil sands expansion in Alberta and the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline, resistance is alive ...read more
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Ottawa has a chance to be a global leader on climate change says Nobel Peace laureate Jody Williams
For immediate release: Thursday October 24, 2013
Communities across the US, western Canada and now central and eastern Canada are on the frontlines of the global fight to stop climate change—and Nobel peace laureate Jody Williams says it’s the city of Ottawa’s turn to step up to the ...read more
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Eleven Nobel Peace Prize winners write to Russian President Vladimir Putin over Greenpeace case
Amsterdam, 17th October 2013 - Eleven Nobel Peace Prize laureates including Archbishop Desmond Tutu have written a joint letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin offering their support to twenty eight Greenpeace International activists, a freelance photographer and a freelance filmmaker who are ...read more
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Nobel laureates, campaigners to African leaders: support the ICC!
-October 10, 2013-
In a letter released today, the International Campaign to Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict—including Archbishop Desmond Tutu and six other Nobel laureates—called on members of the African Union (AU) to back the International Criminal Court (ICC) as a critical tool ...read more
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Nobel peace and science laureates calling for EU action on tar sands
(Brussels)—October 3, 2013.
A group of twenty-one Nobel peace and science laureates sent a letter this week to European Commission president José Manuel Barroso urging him and European Union environment ministers to immediately implement the EU Fuel Quality Directive (FQD).
The FQD is a ...read more
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World Premiere of “Partners for Peace” at the One World Film Festival
A new feature-length documentary about women working for peace in Israel and Palestine
(Ottawa) September 18, 2013
Ottawa's Kublacom Pictures is pleased to announce the world premiere of its new feature-length documentary film at the One World Film Festival on Thursday September 26th at 7:00pm ...read more
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