Nuclear weapon, agent orange/dioxin and other weapon of mass destruction kill people, destroy immune, endocrine, reproductive and generic systems, even affect second, third, and fourth generation, cause great damage to nature as well. The production, stockpiling and use of weapons of mass destruction have seriously threatened peace and security in...
The 'I Commit – We Commit' Plenary screened a multilingual video of People’s Pledges to our collective commitments. Participants had the opportunity to share what they are committing to and to how, with responses and additions from AEPF13. This session also showcased campaigns and activities that people and organisations can...
This Plenary launched our study on how and why dissent is being throttled, giving examples of laws and mechanisms used to curb dissent. We raised voices of the oppressed from across our regions, cultivated relationships between rights defenders and called for a global coalition to revitalise the universal rights to...
Watch the Webinar: This session gives a comprehensive overview of a year long process in which academics and social movements in Europe and Asia have built a new narrative on social protection, social justice and social commons, bringing together an innovative approach to universal health care, labour law and public...
This Plenary analysed different perspectives on peace and security in Asia and Europe over the last two years, focusing on how international security is linked to national developments of major states as well as to human well-being, especially global health, economic insecurities and climate change. We also discussed urgent steps...
Watch the Webinar This strategy roundtable on housing and the Right to the City focuses on developing a coherent social justice approach that brings housing into our strategies, connecting with other habitat-related rights such as social protection, the environment, gender and land use. Housing: Strategy Round Table on Housing and...
This plenary session showcased the findings of the AEPF Social Justice cluster's working papers and grassroots research concerning options for giving people income security. We engaged in a dialogue to identify lessons from the theoretical and practical examples. Watch the Webinar
Watch the Webinar: Democratic regression in Asia and Europe has meant the contraction of democratic spaces within campuses. Webinar speakers discussed how pressures from state and non-state forces on campus movements in Asia and Europe have affected their ability to build and sustain academic freedom within and without their campuses....
The TPNW entered into force on January 22, 2021. It is a milestone in human history, prohibiting all activities involving nuclear weapons. However, humankind remains under the dark shadows of nuclear threats. Nuclear weapon states and nuclear umbrella states have turned their backs to the TPNW, clinging to nuclear deterrence....
A central demand of climate movements has been to move to ‘100% renewable energy’, yet there is potential for widespread destruction and human rights abuses by the extraction of so-called 'transition minerals'. Based on newly published research (with case studies from Indonesia & the Philippines) we will explore this extractivism...
