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People and Peace 2024 Conference: speech by Claire Daly

The hybrid conference “People and Peace 2024” takes place from 13 to 15 January in Celen, Sweden. Here is the address by the Irish MEP, Claire Daly, a member of the GUE/NGL. Hi, everyone. It’s great to address People and…

International Court of Justice, Israel before the court

The first session of the International Court of Justice took place yesterday, live worldwide. It was South Africa’s day [during] which [it] explained with several interventions the reasons for accusing Israel of genocide. [These were] above all, the declarations of…

EU: Falling Short of Protecting Those Most in Need

The European Union and its member states renewed their commitments to uphold and protect rights in 2023, but they have persistently failed to translate these commitments into practice, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2024. EU migration policies have contributed…

Leonidas Vatikiotis on Ukraine: the fate of the war has been decided

Journalist, economist and author Leonidas Vatikiotis recently traveled to Donetsk on a journalistic mission to the region of Eastern Ukraine now under full Russian control. The experience of this trip was an interesting occasion for the Greek Pressenza bureau to…

Let’s take up and relaunch the experience of the Civil Peace Corps

Document after the first day of the Gorizia/Nova Gorica Conference “Negotiating Peace” (30 December 2023), the end-of-year appointment of Pax Christi Italia with the Permanent Committee for Peace of Gorizia and Nova Gorica. (Translator’s note: Nova Gorica in Slovenia and…

On Jan. 11 and 12, the International Court of Justice will examine the genocide charge filed by South Africa against Israel

The International Court of Justice has announced that next week, on Jan. 11 and 12, [2024], South Africa’s request for interim measures against Israel, accused of genocide for the bombing that has been going on in Gaza for three months…

Our Disobedience Is a Mission for Peace

At the end of January, we will depart for Russia. By Defying Sanctions Upon arrival, Davide Tutino and Giuseppe Mastruzzo will engage in the exchange of European products for local ones, openly defying commercial sanctions. For this act, they risk…

The Republic of South Africa institutes proceedings against the State of Israel and requests the Court to indicate provisional measures

South Africa today filed an application instituting proceedings against Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, concerning alleged violations by Israel of its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and…

Anti-militarists protest against the militarisation of the Expojove children’s fair in Valencia

A group of activists from Antimilitaristes-MOC València paint pink and climb on a tank in protest against the militarisation of the Expojove children’s fair in Valencia. Antimilitarist activists dressed as clowns have painted the army tank at the Expojove children’s…

Ukraine blatantly violates the human rights of peace activists and conscientious objectors

The European Bureau for Conscientious Objection (EBCO), War Resisters’ International (WRI), the International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR), and Connection e.V. (Germany) express their deep disappointment and grave concerns about the continuing harassment of peace activists and conscientious objectors, including arbitrary prosecutions and unfair judgments, as well as the inappropriate…

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