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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, Ukraine -
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.
Gender, Peace & Security, Dealing with the Past, 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 -
Ghouta: it's not over
20-03-2018 Thousands of people are being forced to leave Eastern Ghouta as the Syrian army and its allies close in on the remaining areas under opposition control. For months now, Siege Watch has been warning about what is now happening in Eastern Ghouta.
Middle East -
PAX report: more investments in nuclear weapon producers
07-03-2018 Three hundred and twenty-nine financial institutions invested US$525 billion in 20 nuclear weapon producers between 2014 and 2017. This is shown by the new report ‘Don’t Bank on the Bomb’, released by PAX and Nobel Peace Prize winning International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) today.
Humanitarian Disarmament -
Save Ghouta: More than 400,000 people face death
21-02-2018 As more than 400,000 people in Eastern Ghouta face death, PAX calls on the UN, the EU and their member states to take immediate action to stop this massacre. The situation in Ghouta no longer allows politicians to limit their actions to statements and expressions of grief and powerlessness.
Protection of Civilians, Middle East -
Attacks intensify: more civilians killed in Ghouta
20-02-2018 The attacks on the besieged city of Eastern Ghouta, not far from the Syrian capital Damascus, have escalated in the last few days.
Middle East -
Colombian government supports dialogue in Cesar
16-02-2018 The Colombian government supports a dialogue between mining companies active in Cesar and victims of the armed conflict.
Colombia