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.
Un miliardo per missili è un miliardo sottratto a scuola, sanità e trasporti. Il Coordinamento nazionale No Riarmo lancia una petizione basata sull’articolo 50 della Costituzione per invertire la rotta.
Il rafforzamento della presenza militare USA tra basi aeree e avamposti marittimi segna una nuova fase di ingerenza politica mascherata da lotta transnazionale al crimine organizzato
This bulletin provides a comprehensive analysis of the world's major crises, but also reveals some signs of hope linked to enlightened institutional actors and, above all, to the role of civil society. However, that "nuclear conscience" that once characterized the pacifist has faded.
PeaceLink esprime vicinanza alla famiglia di Bakari Sako e solidarietà alla comunità africana di Taranto e a tutte le associazioni che hanno promosso il presidio del 14 maggio, in Piazza Fontana alle ore 17.30, con lo slogan «Taranto non restare in silenzio».
Le parole della procuratrice Eugenia Pontassuglia dopo l'omicidio del 35enne immigrato maliano ucciso da una baby gang a Taranto mentre andava al lavoro. Il titolare del bar lo avrebbe cacciato fuori, lasciandolo in balia dei suoi aguzzini.
Pax Christi International and Amnesty International take a strong stance
The scourge of irregular leases exposed
STOP EXECUTIONS IN JAPAN!
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