Protection of Civilians
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PAX wins international award
26-09-2017PAX has won the prestigious Green Star Award for responding to environmental crises resulting from armed conflict.
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Siege Watch: Syria still has a long way to go
18-09-2017In Syria, 821,210 people in 34 communities remain trapped under siege. Another 1.7 million people are under immediate threat of being besieged. Bashar al-Assad’s regime, backed by Russia and Iran, is claiming victory. Civilians opposed to his government are being forced to surrender. However, this so-called victory will not bring stability, as it will make the displacement of millions of people permanent.
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Syrian activist Basil Khartabil Safadi executed
02-08-2017Yesterday the family of Syrian activist Basil Khartabil Safadi confirmed that he has been executed by the Syrian authorities in 2015.
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After Mosul: break the cycle of violence
06-07-2017As fighting to take back the city of Mosul from the Islamic State nears an end, bodies of suspected ISIS fighters have been on public display and families of suspected fighters have been told to leave the city. These extrajudicial killings and the collective punishment of an entire community are just the latest example of victor’s justice playing out in Iraq.
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Syria: Ghouta the next Aleppo
19-06-2017Syrian government forces are bombing and starving out hundreds of thousands of Syrians in Eastern Ghouta in what may quickly become the next Aleppo. Nearly 420,000 people are suffering from severe shortages of food and medical supplies, and are unable to move about freely due to the bombing.
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EU: don't forget human rights in Sudan
15-06-2017The European Union and individual member states risk making an already terrible human rights situation in Sudan even worse. One year after opening up to the government of President Omar al-Bashir, the EU prioritizes the short-term goal of limiting immigration to Europe over protecting people from violence and abuse.
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Funding of banned cluster bombs still rising
23-05-2017Investment in companies producing cluster bombs went up last year. This is in spite of the fact that many investors have decided to stop investing in the manufacture of these internationally banned weapons. These are the main conclusions in “Worldwide Investments in Cluster Munitions; a shared responsibility”, a report released today by PAX.
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Consistent strategy for Syria painfully absent
07-04-2017by PAX General Director Jan Gruiters
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Siege, bomb, starve, expel - Assad tactics in Syria
23-03-2017Yet another mass expulsion is underway in Syria. Thousands of residents of the al-Waer district of Homs are being taken away under threat of violence as part of a Russian brokered forced surrender deal between opposition leaders in al-Waer and the Assad regime.
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After Dutch election -- time to build bridges
16-03-2017The Dutch have voted, the results are in. What happened? There was no breakthrough for the polarising populism of Geert Wilders, while there is support for Europe.
Protection of Civilians, The Netherlands