In June 2026, the Qazaq Nuclear Frontline Coalition (QNFC) published a policy paper examining the ongoing humanitarian, health, environmental, and intergenerational consequences of Soviet nuclear detonations in Kazakhstan and outlining community-informed policy pathways for nuclear justice, victim assistance, environmental remediation, and the implementation of Articles 6 and 7 of the TPNW.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. — To honor the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, 120 civil society organizations joined together in a statement of solidarity with survivors. As the world commemorates this date, the authors call upon the United States and global leaders to uphold their obligations under the Convention Against Torture to support survivors, ensure accountability, and reject inhumane and cruel practices.
Continue reading “On June 26, Civil Society Stands with Victims of Torture”On this International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, we stand in solidarity with survivors worldwide and sound the alarm about policies and actions that threaten the legal protections and weaken human rights mechanisms created to prevent and punish acts of torture and abuse.
Continue reading “Civil Society Statement on International Day in Support of Victims of Torture – June 26 “This report is produced by Transnational Institute (TNI), European Network Against the Arms Trade (ENAAT), and Stop Wapenhandel.
Discover how the European Union’s military spending has expanded dramatically in recent years, reshaping priorities, budgets, and policies across Europe. Download the factsheet for key figures, funding mechanisms, and insights into the shift from a self-described “peace project” to a major investor in defence and arms production.
Continue reading “EU Military Spending: What You Need to Know”Europe faces a choice: fund militarisation or invest in people. Ahead of crucial EU budget negotiations, civil society organisations call on leaders to prioritise health, housing, education, climate action and peacebuilding over a proposed €131 billion surge in defence spending.
Open Letter initiated by TNI, ENAAT, Stop ReArm Europe
Click here to open and download the letter: “Security for Whom?” Civil society organisations from across the spectrum urge EU decision-makers to reject the military budget surge and invest in human security instead
A slightly adapted version of this letter will be sent to Members of the European Parliament at a later stage. It is still open to signatures from civil society groups and organisations. If your group or organisation wants to sign on, please contact j.solanki[@]tni.org. You can also read the letter here.
The authorities of the European Union are currently discussing harsh measures aimed at restricting the entry of Russian citizens who have taken part in combat, including those who refused to continue the war. These measures are already becoming reality: several European states are systematically denying asylum to Russian deserters, accusing them of “complicity” and depriving them of any possibility of finding safe refuge. This is happening even though many Russian citizens were forcibly compelled to serve in the army – pressure that continues to intensify.
Continue reading “Call for a Campaign to Support Deserters in Europe”On Friday 12 June in Paris, at the magnificent headquarters of the Arab World Institute, the second conference for peace between Israelis and Palestinians was held, convened by the French government under the banner of “2Peoples2States1Future”. This extraordinary event, attended by over 150 representatives of Israeli and Palestinian civil society, was initiated and organised with great commitment and involvement by the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean Noël Barrot, who placed the Palestinian and Middle East issues on the agenda of the G7 summit, chaired by France, thereby giving a voice and legitimacy to the proposals of Israeli and Palestinian civil society organisations committed to a lasting peace and coexistence between the two peoples.
Continue reading “Peace in Palestine: Civil Society’s Road Map”Peace is the most important issue of our time. Yet history repeatedly shows that it was citizens’ movements that achieved major social progress: the abolition of slavery, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and many more.
Music and the arts have the extraordinary power to unite people and move them emotionally. Music knows no religion, skin color, or ideology.
Live Peace was therefore founded – supported by already 10 Nobel Peace Prize Laureates – as a tool to unite and mobilize citizens worldwide through worldwide concerts and art events – on and around every September 21st, the United Nations International Day of Peace.
Our vision is to be the first massive movement for peace – of millions of men, women and children one day standing together for peace on the same day with one uniting simple message: WE WANT PEACE
Alongside these many local events, we also aim to organize major concerts with well-known artists and televised coverage in order to reach and inspire as many people worldwide as possible. Already in 2025, Live Peace included 50 events worldwide, including one major event in France where we reached more than 8,700 people.
Citizens are the sparks that can ignite the fire of peace — by creating a global music and art movement that one day may be broadcast across all continents, with thousands, millions and perhaps eventually billions of people visibly calling for peace together through the strength of their numbers.
To build the first and largest worldwide network of peace concerts and artistic events — and to encourage cities, organizations and sponsors to join — we want to kindly ask you to make your event a Live Peace event or even organize a small event yourself. In these times, we need to stand together.
It’s very simple.
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We would be happy to share our vision and idea with you in a Zoom meeting on the 1st of July at 9 AM or 6 PM CEST
Or simply send us the details of your event via the form above or via mail to contact@live-peace.com
We are very much looking forward to getting in touch with you.
Together we create peace.
Invitations in English, Spanish, and French are available below—please feel free to download and share them widely with your networks.
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As NATO faces its deepest ever crisis, this counter-summit will focus on the impact of the dramatically changing global situation, and the opportunities this presents for change. The decades-long ideological and political relationship between Europe and the USA is changing beyond all recognition. The US pursues brutal unilateral dominance with vassal status for Europe. Europe pursues greater independence based on insane levels of militarism to the point of risking a nuclear war. The situation is unsustainable and dangerous in the extreme
This new situation presents the peace movement with new challenges and new opportunities. Can NATO be dealt a death blow? What will come in its place? Can we overcome the warmongering ideology that is increasingly dominating our societies? How can we build an alternative security framework that meets people’s needs and guarantees real security for all?
This ‘No to War – No to NATO network’ counter-summit will explore these questions, develop an analysis of NATO in the rapidly changing situation, and look at the implications for our movements. Please join us.
Continue reading “NATO in crisis: time to overcome the war machine”Press release | June 10, 2026
The International Organizing Committee of the International People’s Tribunal (IPT) today formally invited representatives of the United States Government and the Government of the Republic of Korea to participate in this Peoples’ Tribunal, which is being convened to highlight the experiences and claims of Korean victims of the 1945 atomic bombings. This group of atomic bomb survivors has too often been overlooked and now seeks recognition, acknowledgment, and redress through international legal accountability.
Letters of invitation were respectfully provided to these two governments in the hope that they will send representatives to the Tribunal, which will be held at the Graduate School of Theology, Hanshin University, in Seoul, South Korea, on November 13–15, 2026.
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