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News ArchiveCSOs gather at 17th KAPIHAN on Human Rights
Quezon City - The Philippine Working Group for ASEAN Human Rights mechanism hosted its 17th annual Kapihan on human rights at the Hive Hotel, Quezon City last October 18, with the theme Exploring Spaces for Civil Society Engagement and People’s Participation on...
CHANGING CONTEXTS, LOCALIZED ASSYMETRY AND CULTURAL COHESION IN MINDANAO A LOCAL AND GLOBAL CHALLENGE
Maayong buntag kaninyong tanan, mushi-mushi, good morning everyone. Before I begin, may I invite you to stand for a minute of silence and pay tribute to the valiant lives lost on all sides including those of the innocent civilians in the tragedy that transpired in...
Transitional Justice efforts in the BARMM, countering hate speech online
As part of the Initiatives for International Dialogue’s commitment towards preventing and countering violent extremism, its work on conflict transformation is instrumental in facilitating social stability and peace. Upon its enactment, R.A. No. 11054 or the Organic...
First International Mission in Support of the Bangsamoro Arriving
Peace activists and key civil society actors from different parts of Southeast Asia are set to embark on a solidarity and peace mission to Mindanao next week as part of a “Friends of the Bangsamoro” campaign, jointly organized by the Initiatives for International Dialogue (IID), Mindanao Peace Weavers (MPW) and Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict-South East Asia (GPPAC-SEA).
GPPAC-Southeast Asia CALL FOR INTERNS
How to apply Please send your CV, a cover letter explaining your motivation and how you fit the requirements, and any writing sample (can be an essay, article, etc.) to the GPPAC-SEA Regional Secretariat at gppac-sea@iidnet.org (cc marc@iidnet.org). Please indicate...
Timor-Leste: the challenges of moving forward without Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão
As Timor-Leste is about to complete its first 12 years as a sovereign Nation-State, it is now confronting the inevitable, the challenge-of-all-challenges: moving forward without Xanana Gusmão at the helm. Since the war years, particularly in the eighties and nineties,...