There are times when Law and morality work hand in glove; when pretended arguments as to Security, self defence and compliance with international law, meet the reality of overwhelming destruction and unbearable suffering. This is when law must force action, prevent atrocities and move us towards a restoration of sanity and common humanity.
Date: 20 May 2024
Place: ZOOM (online) Time: 13:00-14:30 CEST
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A podcast with Lydia Wilson, Journalist and researcher. She helps us understand the Israel/Palestine conflict through a lens of intergenerational trauma. Intergenerational trauma, also called historical trauma, is defined as cumulative emotional and psychological wounding over the lifespan and across generations, emanating from massive group trauma experiences. The brutal October 7th attacks by Hamas inside
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On March 28th, we welcomed Pablo Zapata, the representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Romania (UNHCR Romania), to Ukraine House. UNHCR Romania is our partner in establishing and developing the protection hub for Ukrainian refugees in Cluj. During the meeting, we discussed crucial topics concerning support for the Ukrainian community in
20 March 2024 // WagingNonViolence.org As the genocide in Gaza accelerates, young Israelis who refuse military service are following in the footsteps of history’s great peacemakers. According to legend, the organization I lead, the Fellowship of Reconciliation, was founded in August 1914 when a British Quaker and a German Lutheran shook hands at a railway
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Hamas’s incursion into Israel on October 7 transformed the politics of the Middle East. Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit (I-Unit) has carried out a forensic analysis of the events of that day – examining seven hours of footage from CCTV, dashcams, personal phones and headcams of dead Hamas fighters, and drawing up a comprehensive list of
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As we marked the solemn Second Anniversary of the full-scale invasion in Ukraine, we came together to honor the memory of those who lost their lives with a heartfelt concert. Featuring touching Ukrainian songs, mesmerizing dance performances, and a presentation of services provided to Ukrainians in Cluj, the concert was a tribute to the resilience
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We are pleased to unveil the commencement of another collaborative endeavor to support the Ukrainian people affected by the full-scale invasion: the “Joint Initiative across Ukraine and Romania for Social Recovery, Inclusion, and Cohesion of Ukrainian Communities.” This is a partnership between non-governmental organizations and agencies from Italy, Romania, and #Ukraine, with a transformative goal
The ongoing conflict engulfing Israel and Palestine continues to raise significant issues of international law and policy.
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12 March 2024 // Save The Children RAMALLAH, 12 MARCH 2024 – Five months of violence, displacement, starvation and disease on top of nearly 17 years of a blockade have caused relentless mental harm to children in Gaza, Save the Children said today. Parents and caregivers told the child rights organisation that children’s capacity to even imagine a
The Peace Action, Training and Research Institute of Romania (PATRIR) was founded in 2001 as a non-governmental, non-profit, politically independent organization in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The institute has as basic principles non-violence, conflict transformation, the promotion of human rights through information and awareness raising by solutions oriented, social, political and economic analysis