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PAX denounces new US drone policy
03-05-2018 The US government recently announced a new export policy for armed drones. The new policy makes it easier for the US to sell these weapon systems to other countries.
Humanitarian Disarmament -
Fragmented Jerusalem
01-05-2018 On 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 -
Are EU states complicit in US drone programme?
26-04-2018 Nineteen organizations are concerned about possible EU member countries´ complicity in the US armed drones programme.
Humanitarian Disarmament -
Protect civilians in Syria
16-04-2018 The military strikes by the US, France and the UK against targets in Syria on Saturday did little to help protect Syrian civilians.
Protection of Civilians, Middle East -
Ban on killer robots gaining ground
16-04-2018 The number of countries pushing for a ban on killer robots is growing. This is one of the results of a week of talks held by the UN last week in Geneva.
Humanitarian Disarmament -
The War in Syria - 5 questions about Ghouta
12-04-2018 PAX experts answer five questions about what is happening in Ghouta now that regime forces are in control.
Middle East -
PAX advice on non-government controlled areas in Ukraine
11-04-2018 At 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 -
UN should ban killer robots a.s.a.p.
10-04-2018 “To prevent a future of killer robots, we must have a legally-binding treaty. Nothing less will do,” says Miriam Struyk of PAX. She is in Geneva to attend a week of UN meetings on lethal autonomous weapons, also known as killer robots.
Humanitarian Disarmament -
Reintegrating former combatants in Colombia
09-04-2018 After 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 -
Dutch support for reconciliation in mining region
06-04-2018 Dutch Minister Blok will visit Colombia today bringing along a message of support for peace and for a reconciliation dialogue between mining companies and victims of human rights violations in the coal mining region of Cesar. In the lead up to Blok’s visit his colleague minister Kaag (Foreign Aid and Trade) welcomed a resolution of the Dutch Parliament which asked for this support.
Natural Resources, Conflict & Human Rights, Colombia