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Movement for the Abolition of War
War must cease to be an admissible human institution.
War must cease to be an admissible human institution.
Professor Sir Joseph Rotblat FRS, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
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At the start of the 20th century 20% of those killed in war were civilians. Today the reverse is true: 80% of those killed in war are civilian.
As individuals or groups, there is a lot we can do to save
succeeding generations from the scourge of war.
We have all the potential tools, skills and laws needed to abolish war.
Join us in helping to build:
As individuals or groups, there is a lot we can do to save
succeeding generations from the scourge of war.
We have all the potential tools, skills and laws needed to abolish war.
Join us in helping to build:
an end to arm sales; economic justice for those who lack basic resources; the Criminal Court where every national or military leader may be accountable internationally;
a more equitable UN giving poor and small states a voice; political rights for persecuted minorities; a World Peace Force instead of gunboat diplomacy; conflict prevention via early outside mediation by the UN with civilian monitors; the honouring of treaties such as Kyoto, Landmines and the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty; education for peace in schools, colleges and the media.
a more equitable UN giving poor and small states a voice; political rights for persecuted minorities; a World Peace Force instead of gunboat diplomacy; conflict prevention via early outside mediation by the UN with civilian monitors; the honouring of treaties such as Kyoto, Landmines and the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty; education for peace in schools, colleges and the media.