On 1 February, the military arbitrarily detained State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders of the National League for Democracy. A year-long state of emergency was declared. The military should immediately and unconditionally release all detained and return to Parliament to reach a peaceful resolution with all relevant parties. (Photo by Getty Images.)
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Open Letter from Civil Society Organizations calling on the Council’s immediate action to ensure the protection of demonstrators
We are writing to express our deep concern over the safety of the peaceful demonstrators in Myanmar and urge you to take immediate action to ensure their protection and their fundamental right to freedom of peaceful assembly, expression and information.
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Who we are
The Initiatives for International Dialogue (IID) is a regional advocacy institution doing policy, campaigns and solidarity work to advocate for people-to-people solidarity through its peacebuilding and thematic work in the Philippines and in Southeast Asia.
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Groups ask govt for joint effort to help Burmese people against coup
More than 20 civil society, labor groups, NGOs, academics, development workers and individuals have formally asked the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) for a joint effort to intercede for the Burmese peoples who are resisting the military takeover of their...
BAKWIT LIVES MATTER: An Appeal for a Humanitarian Ceasefire in the BARMM
In just three (3) months, the health crisis had overtaken the political transition process in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) with far-reaching impact on health, the economy, and community life. Rallying towards an immediate and...
THE ANTI-TERROR BILL IS TERRORISM: Statement on the Proposed “Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020”
Yesterday 3 June, the House of Representatives of the Philippines passed the "Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020" in the third and final reading, repealing the earlier “Human Security Act of 2007”. The proposed anti-terrorism law allows for, among others, lengthened period of...
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Bangsamoro Members of the Parliament Study Exposure
Bangsamoro Members of the Parliament along with key leaders of civil society group conducted a Study exposure in Brussels, Belgium and Berlin, Germany aimed to expose and enhance their understanding of the decentralized government system that may deemed applicable to...
Bangsamoro Learning Visit to Timor Leste
Dubbed “FROM BULLETS TO BALLOTS”: Bangsamoro Learning Visit to Timor Leste on Political Party Transformation Towards Democratic Governance, Transitional Justice and Post Conflict Peace-building and Development Challenges”, key leaders from the Bangsamoro and...
Webinar: Seeing the Invisible and Forgotten Amidst the COVID-19 Crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a global health challenge, and it has exacerbated the pre-existing vulnerabilities of people living in communities where violence and political instability have been a source of daily struggle. When the health crisis intersects with...
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peace process
Highlights various civil society engagement and advocacy initiatives on both formal and community-based peace processes happening in the Philippines as well those in the region through peacebuilding and conflict-transformation and people -to- people dialogue frameworks.
Right to self-determination and solidarity
Assertions of the fundamental right to self-determination have become more intense and popular as peoples in the region become more assertive and involved in various fora that openly talk about self-governance, autonomy, human rights, human security, and self-determination struggles.
Knowledge Management
Focuses on communicating the issues and challenges of peacebuilding and conflict prevention, right to self determination, peace process engagement and human security work of IID.
