The Conflict Chronicle

RESOURCES

Peace Organizations

The Peace Council – The Council is a group of nineteen religious persons who are deeply respected for what they do and how they live. Centered in their respective faiths, they wish to manifest the wisdom of the world's spiritual traditions - our common human heritage. The Peace Council builds bridges among all beings through the message of non-violence, compassion, human rights, and universal responsibility, individual and collective. They acknowledge our many failures and the frequent abuse of religion, but celebrate its power to heal, to educate, to enlighten, and to transform. They affirm that there exists within human beings the capacity for good and the spirit of peace. Their goal is to nurture peace and good will among human beings and to preserve the integrity of the natural environment on which all life depends.

Veterans for Peace - was founded in 1985 by ex-service members committed to sharing the horrors they experienced and dedicated to the abolishment of war. They know the consequences of American foreign policy because once, at a time in their lives, so many of them carried it out. They find it sad that war seems so delightful, so often to those that have no knowledge of it. They will proudly, and patriotically, continue to denounce war despite whatever misguided sense of euphoria supports it. Wage Peace!

The King Center - Information about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s philosophy and methods of nonviolence. The Center's site has many resources including news and historical information.

The Southern Poverty Law Center - A nonprofit organization that battles hate, intolerance and discrimination through education and the law. The Center is known for its monitoring of hate groups, tolerance education program, legal successes against white supremacist groups, and its sponsorship of the Civil Rights Memorial.

The Mahatma Gandhi Web Site - Information on Gandhi's life.

The Carter Center – Together with Emory University, it promotes human rights and the alleviation of human suffering. It seeks to prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health.

Quaker Friends - The Friends Committee on National Legislation is a Quaker lobby in the public interest. It’s small staff works with a nationwide network of thousands of Quakers and like-minded people to advocate social and economic justice, peace, and good government.

The United States Institute of Peace – This federal organization was chartered in 1984 by act of Congress and dedicated to strengthening America's capacity to prevent, manage, and resolve international conflicts by political means. It publishes reports, including: Strategic Nonviolent Conflict - Lessons from the Past, Ideas for the Future. The report concludes that nonviolent strategies for overturning oppression and combating repression have been used effectively against some of the most brutal regimes. Yet these strategies are often misunderstood as passive, reactive, or reliant only on protests. Strategic nonviolent action is applicable in a wide variety of circumstances and across many different cultures and societies. Through a comparison of these experiences, nonviolent strategies for producing democracy or human rights can be refined and improved.

Freedom In The World – Reports on political freedoms and civil rights in various countries.

Freedom House - A voice for democracy and freedom that works to expand freedoms through international programs and publications.

Amnesty International – Advocacy for human rights and freedoms, including campaigns to free political prisoners.

The United Nations - Human Rights – This site contains documents and treaties from the UN High Commission on Human Rights. It includes pages on economic and social development and peace and security, as well as the current information on the war crimes tribunal trials.

The Hague Appeal – The Appeal addresses the Root Causes of War; Cultures of Peace; International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law and Institutions; Prevention, Resolution and Transformation of Violent Conflict; and, Disarmament and Human Security.

Pugwash Conferences - Pugwash Conferences bring together influential scholars and public figures concerned with reducing the danger of armed conflict and seeking cooperative solutions for global problems. The stimulus for the first gathering was a Manifesto issued in 1955 by Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein. "…Here, then, is the problem which we present to you, stark and dreadful and inescapable: Shall we put an end to the human race; or shall mankind renounce war?"

National Democratic Institute – The NDI provides practical assistance to civic and political leaders in every region of the world who are advancing democratic values, practices and institutions.

National Endowment for Democracy – The NED makes hundreds of grants to support pro-democracy groups worldwide.

Human Rights Watch - An independent non-governmental organization dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world.

International Republican Institute - IRI works outside the United States to promote democracy and strengthen free markets and the rule of law. It offers programs for pro-democracy activists in more than 30 countries around the world in topics such as political organizing, campaign management, judicial reform and election monitoring.

International Crisis Group - ICG is a private, multinational organization that works to strengthen the ability of the international community to predict and understand conflict and take action to prevent and control it.l.”