Community Based Security and Citizens Rights
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Iraqi activist letter to UN gets over 7,000 signatures
23-06-2020A letter to the United Nations calling for equal rights for women in Iraq and for protection during demonstrations has gotten more than 7,000 signatures here in the Netherlands.
Protection of Civilians, Gender, Peace & Security, Community Based Security and Citizens Rights, Middle East, The Netherlands -
Support Iraqi women as they fight for their rights
21-05-2020PAX joins four Iraqi women to campaign for the right to demonstrate, non-violently and without fear of reprisal, once corona measures are lifted.
Community Based Security and Citizens Rights, Middle East -
Jan Gruiters to step down as General Director of PAX
05-03-2019Jan Gruiters will step down as General Director of PAX as of 1 October this year. "I have decided to step back and make way for a successor,” says Gruiters in announcing his resignation. “It is good for new people to stand at the helm and be able to make their mark on our peacebuilding work."
Community Based Security and Citizens Rights, The Netherlands -
Fragmented Jerusalem
01-05-2018On 14 May, the United States will move its Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. A highly controversial step, since it departs from the international consensus that any change in the status of the city will only be internationally recognized after Israeli’s and Palestinians have mutually agreed on its future status.
Community Based Security and Citizens Rights, Middle East -
PAX advice on non-government controlled areas in Ukraine
11-04-2018At the beginning of this year, the Ukrainian government adopted a legislative act, which in the public discourse came to be known as the Donbas reintegration bill. This new law addresses the non-government controlled areas (NGCAs) in Donbas region of Ukraine, which is a territory, where Russia-backed rebels are in military confrontation with the government of Ukraine.
Humanitarian Disarmament, Community Based Security and Citizens Rights, Europe -
Reintegrating former combatants in Colombia
09-04-2018After years of war, former combatants in Colombia are returning to the communities they left when they went to fight. The weapons have been laid down and the wounds are slowly beginning to heal. But the reintegration of former combatants remains precarious. PAX supports the indigenous authorities in their call for community reintegration. “It is not just the individual that needs to be taken into account, but also the social context, the family and the community,” says Joris van de Sandt, programme leader at PAX.
Dealing with the Past, Gender, Peace & Security, Community Based Security and Citizens Rights, Colombia -
Bishop Paride Taban wins Four Freedoms Award
06-02-2018South Sudanese Bishop Paride Taban will receive the Freedom of Worship Award, one of the Four Freedoms Awards presented every other year in Middelburg, the Netherlands.
Dealing with the Past, Community Based Security and Citizens Rights, Africa -
Report on cross-border peacebuilding in South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya demonstrates the importance of investing in youth
01-11-2017The report ‘Sustaining Relative Peace’ is a reflection on over ten years of peace work with armed youth and their communities and leaders in South Sudan and the borderlands with Uganda and Kenya. These communities mostly consist of shepherds.
Community Based Security and Citizens Rights, Africa -
PAX and partners launch new programme in nothern Kosovo
14-12-2016PAX and its partners, Community Building Mitrovica (CBM) and UN-Habitat, have launched a major new programme to foster inclusive development and good governance in the divided region of northern Kosovo.
Community Based Security and Citizens Rights, Europe -
16 Days against gender-based violence
05-12-2016Every year, starting on 25 November (the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women) until 10 December (Human Rights Day), the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign is a time to galvanize action to end violence against women and girls around the world.
Gender, Peace & Security, Community Based Security and Citizens Rights, Middle East