peace
Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad, Nobel Peace Prize 2018
The Norwegian Committee has awarded the award to the Congolese gynecologist and the activist 'Yazidí' for its fight against sexual violence
Peace, an irrevocable aspiration
It is evident that war or violence is not a fatality or an external fact; it is the result of human actions. For this very reason, peace depends on personal and collective behaviour, which is our responsibility, the result of our freedom.
Antoni Soler: "We are heirs of a culture where the use of violence has been justified"
Interview with the president of FundiPau to discuss the concept of world peace and how to resolve non-violent conflicts.
Amnesty International says Europe is complicit in abuse of refugees in Libya
The international human rights organisation denounces European governments as supportive of exploitation and smuggling of refugees in Libya.
Doctors Without Borders launches a travelling site for humanitarian aid
The website's aim is to raise awareness among citizens and collect donations to send them to disadvantaged countries where they help to develop their projects.
UN expert on human rights asks Spanish Government to lift Catalan autonomy’s suspension
Alfred de Zayas has called on Spanish authorities to negotiate with Catalan leaders. He has criticised in his own words the retrogression in human rights protection after the measures taken.
The campaign to abolish nuclear weapons receives the Nobel Peace Prize
Fundipau and the Delàs Centre of Studies for Peace are the two Catalan NGOs out of the 468 international institutions taking part of the international campaign.
Building trust, avoiding revenge
In a time when the world is balancing on a knife-edge, and the possibility of nuclear conflict appears to be more likely, it may seem that efforts to work towards peace are futile.
Imagine All the People, a non-profit initiative to change the world
The Imagine All the People project is aiming a world living in peace without possessions, religions and countries to be achieved in 2222.
50 for freedom, the campaign against modern slavery
The International Labour Organisation launches an initiative to raise awareness.
Challenges for the reintegration of former combatants in Colombia
At the threshold of the implementation of the Colombian peace agreement between the Government and the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) after a 50-year long armed conflict, the future of the country is full of hope, but also of uncertainty.
There can only be peace when there is justice
Recently was the 80th anniversary of the coup that marked the beginning of a terrible civil war in Spain and then a dictatorship that lasted 36 years.
Which are the most peaceful countries in the world?
Iceland, Denmark, Austria, New Zealand and Portugal are at the top of rank in the 2016 Global Peace Index.