1.02 civil wars

The Suffering CO of Baghdad

Authors: Jim Loney

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Conscientious Objection in Turkey: Struggling to Emerge

Turkish Antimilitarism Demonstration
Authors: Andreas Speck

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Anyone who discourages military service can face prosecution. Birgul Ozbaris could face 21 years in jail.

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The Pakistan Emergency: Letter from a Local Activist

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Authors: Abira Ashfaq

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The lawyers' demands shook the core of the military establishment.

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Rule of Force vs. Rule of Law in Pakistan

Bush Musharraf cartoon
Authors: Zia Mian

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Musharraf has destroyed the constitution, the judiciary, and his own credibility. Time for him to go.

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Salvadoran Activists Targeted with US-Style Repression

Authors: Chris Damon

Summary:El Salvador followed closely the passage and application of the PATRIOT Act in the United States, passing its own "Anti-terrorism Law" and using it to target activists.

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Requiem for a Brave Woman

Authors: Susanne Fischer

Summary:The logic of those who want Iraq to fail dictates that anything that might give hope must be destroyed.

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Do You Wear ''Camo''? Feminists Globalize Demilitarization

Do You Wear Camo? Feminists Globalize Demilitarization
Authors: Cynthia Enloe

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The Women of Color Resource Center (WCRC) isn't what most experts think of as a site of research on militarization and demilitarization. But that oversight may be due to many militarization experts' narrow views of ''expertise.'' The WCRC is an energetic organization located in downtown Oakland, California, that develops programs for Asian- American, African-American, Native American, and Latina women in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Drums of... Peace?

Authors: Scott Taylor

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Scott Taylor on Walt Whitman

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A Future for Ugandan Children? The Tension between Peace and Justice

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Archbishop Odama of Gulu has offered himself to the International Criminal Court in place of the indicted Lords Resistance Army leaders -- if they agree to end the war.

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Women's Rights are Human Rights: Ending Gender Violence Worldwide

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Amidst armed conflict, humanitarian disaster, and entrenched gender inequality, these organizations struggle to end violence against women and girls.

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