Press Releases

Olga Karatch, journalist and human and women’s rights activist fled Belarus to avoid being arrested on charges of terrorism, for which she is facing a death sentence. Lithuania, where she has taken refuge, has rejected her request for political asylum…

“No to extradition, Freedom to Julian Assange!” is an international letter delivery event by a group of Argentinean activists to the UK ambassador, coordinated by “Free Assange Argentina” and “Free Assange Wave” in cooperation with the Nordic collective www.setjulianfree.org. On…

Toxic watchdog group urges the Department of Trade and Industry and the Food and Drug Administration to publish the list of registered and notified brands of school supplies to guide the parents and the consuming public in buying school supplies.…

The Associazione per i Popoli Minacciati (APM) ( Association for Threatened Peoples) reacted with dismay and anger to the news of the death of K. Hovhannisyan, 40, from Stepanakert in Arzakh. Arzakh Human Rights Ombudsman Gegham Stepanjan announced yesterday that…

The theme of this year’s convention is Choose Peace: Stand Up! Speak Out! Registration Keynote Speakers Clare Daly (MEP) Irish politician who has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Ireland for the Dublin constituency since July 2019. Jeffrey…

A new chapter in the court case involving Yurii Sheliazhenko, the Ukrainian pacifist leader accused of “justifying the Russian war of aggression,” in essence of being a “friend of Putin [is starting].” On Monday, Aug. 14 [,2023], he was due…

Mr. Gabriel Boric Font President of the Republic of Chile Dear Mr. Gabriel Boric Font President of the Republic of Chile Dear Mr. President 78 years ago, on 6 August, in the context of the Second World War, the United…

Throughout three days of virtual panels, training, and discussion sessions, #NoWar2023 will make the case for the efficacy of nonviolent resistance as a tool for conflict resolution, highlighting case studies from around the world of unarmed civilian based defense against…

Hiroshima not only cries out for remembrance, it is an August 6th that seeks a coherent and courageous response from the future, it is a milestone that not only needs to be resolved in human rights theory, not only in…

With the slogan #AbrazoAlAgua12A, next Saturday 12 August at 12 noon, more than 80 human chains will take place around aquatic ecosystems, all of them endangered by human predation. This action is organised by collectives grouped in the initiative www.abrazoalagua.org…