International Peace Update articles from June 2007

International Peace Update archives from June 2007

What is the truth about the war against terrorism?(Editorial)
June 1, 2007... A heart stopped. A breath. And the world became poorer. On the 3rd of October 2006--the birthday of the Russian President Vladimir Putin--Anna Politkovskaja was brutally murdered. Shot in the head and the breast while standing in the lift in...

War and democracy.
June 1, 2007... How many times have you stood in a war protest or peace vigil and been told: You're wasting your time. There's always been war. IT'S HUMAN NATURE! It's clear that our species is capable of committing massive acts of violence. So if we...

Where do we go from here, each one of us?
June 1, 2007... Sometimes The Most Important Thing that Happened for Peace and Democracy doesn't even get onto page 44 of the local newspaper the next day. That's the fate of the strong condemnation of the U.S. human rights and democracy record since 9/11 by...

Timor Leste: challenges of a new democracy.
June 1, 2007... Timor island was a Portuguese colony for more than 400 years. The western half of the Island was colonized by the Netherlands, becoming part of Indonesia upon independence in 1949. Timor-Leste was briefly independent in 1975 when Indonesia...

The war on terror is war on democracy.(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Whereas in many countries the so called "War on Terror" following September 11th 2001 is being used to legitimize a reduction/ violation of human rights and democratic, political, economic, social and cultural rights and access given for...

40 years of occupation of the Palestinian Territories.
June 1, 2007... On June 9, 2007 "The World says NO to Israeli Occupation!" Israel prevents the practice of the right to self-determination of the Palestinian people which has to be implemented in the Palestinian Territories occupied by Israel since...

Peace education in Serbian schools.
June 1, 2007... In the schools in Novi Sad in Vojvodina a, group of young women connected to the Serbian Women in Black network offer peace education to Serbian school children. It is very interesting from different points of view: First of all, it is...

Implementing Resolution 1325: beyond anniversary celebrations.
June 1, 2007... In general, an anniversary is a cause for celebration--and there have certainly been some solid steps taken towards the full and effective implementation of Resolution 1325 since its unanimous adoption nearly six years ago that can be...

Human rights--from the Commission to the Council.
June 1, 2007... The Human Rights Council, replacing the Commission on Human Rights, was officially established by the UN General Assembly on 15 March 2006 with the adoption of resolution A/RES/60/251. The resolution not only sets out the general aims,...

Solange Fernex, April 14 1934-September 12 2006.(In memoriam)
June 1, 2007... "A falling tree makes a lot of noise. But one cannot hear a forest germinate." This is the Gandhi quote that Solange Fernex chose for her 1000 Peace Women presentation. Ecologiste, pacifiste, feministe et tiers-mondiste. Solange Fernex,...

Kay Camp, July 10 1918-July 9 2006.(Organization overview)(Brief biography)
June 1, 2007... "As women come increasingly into public life, constituting the most potentially powerful pressure group, we must insist that peace is our priority. Women subscribe fully to the UNESCO maxim that 'Wars begin in the minds of men.' We offer the...