Press Releases

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission WORLD/SRI LANKA:   Death threats issues to three human rights activists Today, on 7th January 2015, three human rights activists have received death threats over telephone ( Click here to listen the…

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission ASIA/PAKISTAN: Formation of military courts not a solution but an illusion   Yesterday, 6th January 2015, the National Assembly of Pakistan passed an amendment to the Constitution allowing the formation of military…

 Embassy of the Republic of Cuba Wellington – NewZealand PRESS RELEASE 23 December, 2014  Statement by Raúl Castro Ruz, president of the Councils of State and of Ministers at the closing ceremony of the fourth session of the eighth legislature…

Having trouble reading this email? View it in your browser. Please Forward, Post and Share on Websites, Blogs, Networking Sites, etc. http://www.cpdweb.org/events/Mexico-PR.shtml FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 22, 2014 Contact: Richard Roman  droman@rogers.com Joanne Landy cpd@igc.org U.S.-BASED CAMPAIGN FOR PEACE AND…

  The Mekong River means life: stop the Don Sahong Dam The Mekong is the lifeblood of Southeast Asia (photo: International Rivers) Dear friends of the rainforests, Millions of lives throughout Southeast Asia are intricately entwined with the Mekong River…

Press release We have two very exciting pieces of news about our cocoa campaign from this week that will help us continue pushing for an end to child labor in this sector. First, ILRF released a new report analyzing the…

The Nobel Peace Laureates and Peace Laureate Organizations, gathered in Rome for the 14th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates from 12 – 14 December, 2014 have issued the following declaration regarding their deliberations: LIVING PEACE Nothing is as antagonistic…

PRESS RELEASE For a free Burkina Faso Colonialism Reparation welcomes the recovery of freedom of Burkina Faso and calls on France not to interfere in the current stage of transition but to apologize and pay compensation for the colonial period.…

Humanitarian initiative on nuclear weapons must initiate treaty process in 2015 After 44 states called for a prohibition on nuclear weapons at a conference in Vienna on the humanitarian impacts of nuclear weapons, Austria delivered the “Austrian pledge” in which…

More than 150 states gather in Vienna for global conference on nuclear weapons (8 December 2014, Vienna), In a demonstration of overwhelming support from the international community, representatives from more than 150 states are gathering in Vienna, Austria for the…