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.
L'Italia nel 1915 scelse la guerra quando avrebbe potuto scegliere la pace, e la scelse consapevolmente, violando il diritto internazionale con motivazioni simili a quelle che oggi condanniamo in altri conflitti.
La relatrice ONU vede riconosciuta la libertà di parola da un tribunale USA, ma paga ancora il prezzo delle ritorsioni di Trump. L’Europa è chiamata a scegliere da che parte stare.
La guerra è stata presentata all'opinione pubblica come una "missione di pace" e buona parte della sinistra italiana l'ha anche sostenuta con convinzione. Eppure circolavano foto eloquenti di corpi carbonizzati, teste fracassate, soldati occidentali che posavano sorridenti accanto a cadaveri.
Pax Christi International and Amnesty International take a strong stance
The scourge of irregular leases exposed
STOP EXECUTIONS IN JAPAN!
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