The proposal to suspend the EU-Israel agreement was launched by Spain, Ireland, and Slovenia over war crimes against the Palestinian population and in Lebanon. However, Italy and Germany vetoed the proposal.
Last Thursday, activists of the RentStrike network organized an anti-eviction picket to save an elderly resident of Rome, victim of an irregular lease, from a life of homelessness, thanks to an appeal to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. They had done so in May for a similar case.
Japan has capital punishment by hanging. A large majority of Japanese are in favour of it and often there are executions around this time of the year. However, there have been no executions since 28 July 2010. The current Justice Minister is under a lot of pressure to sign death warrants now.
'The Seeds Beneath the Snow' is a non-profit association founded in the spring of 2006. It is based in Pisa, Italy. The seeds are the themes it aims to deal with: nonviolence, peace, human rights and the environment. A tri-lingual (Japanese-Italian-English) library has been set up, as well as this website.
Il tenace lavoro di rete tra diverse associazioni pacifiste storiche per chiedere trasparenza sulla presenza di ordigni nucleari nelle basi militari di Ghedi e Aviano, e ottenere una pronuncia storica della loro illegittimità sul territorio italiano
In duemila pagine sono contenute le prove di come l'Occidente ha deliberatamente mentito sulla missione militare vantando progressi che non sono erano avvenuti ma che sono stati alla base delle bugie che servivano a rifinanziare l'impegno in guerra per venti anni.
Le somme raccolte ad oggi per sostenere il ricorso hanno raggiunto complessivamente i 31.840 euro. Le spese fino ad ora affrontate ammontano a 1300 euro. In ragione di questa uscita, il totale ad oggi custodito è di 30.540 euro.
Pax Christi International and Amnesty International take a strong stance
The scourge of irregular leases exposed
STOP EXECUTIONS IN JAPAN!
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