http://www.duyogmindanao.org Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:07:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Human rights advocates from across the country will convene for a public forum on March 3, 2010 at the University of the Philippines in Diliman to explore perspectives on human rights and the international humanitarian law. The forum on Republic Act 9851 or the Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian ... http://www.duyogmindanao.org/advocates-convene-for-hr-forum/ CONSENSUS POINTS ON ANCESTRAL DOMAIN, SELF-DETERMINATION EMERGING IN MINDANAO PEOPLES PEACE AGENDA CONSULTATIONS COMMUNITY PROCESSES STRENGTHENED IN MPW AGENDA-BUILDING COTABATO CITY- “Life without hunger or displacement, where there is equal opportunity for everyone and where the ancestral domain of Moro and indigenous peoples are genuinely respected and upheld, and where the propriety ... http://www.duyogmindanao.org/consensus-points-on-ancestral-domain-self-determination-emerging-in-mindanao-peoples-peace-agenda-consultations/ The Mindanao Peaceweavers (MPW) expresses alarm on the declaration of Martial Law in Maguindanao purportedly to enable government to move freely and get the witnesses and gather evidence without fear in relation to the massacre of 60 civilians, mostly women, in the Ampatuan stronghold last November 23. The declaration, contained in ... http://www.duyogmindanao.org/the-mindanao-peaceweavers-mpw-expresses-alarm-on-the-declaration-of-martial-law-in-maguindanao/ Massacre riles regional peace builders, express solidarity to victims' families   Saturday, 28 November 2009 We grieve together with the families of those brutally killed in the 23 November massacre in Ampatuan town in the province of Maguindanao. We stand in solidarity with the Filipino people in voicing their collective outrage ... http://www.duyogmindanao.org/massacre-riles-regional-peace-builders-express-solidarity-to-victims-families/ Mindanao Peaceweavers Salutes Rey Magno Teves The Mindanao Peaceweavers (MPW) is deeply saddened by the sudden loss of our co-convenor, Mr. Rey Magno Teves.  Rey succumbed to a bad case of pneumonia early today. Last Tuesday, he was merrily presiding over a Convenors meeting that was finalizing ... http://www.duyogmindanao.org/mindanao-peaceweavers-salutes-rey-magno-teves/ PEACEBUILDERS SAY  ‘WITHOUT WOMEN, NO PEACE’ Armed conflict is devastating on many levels. Long running violence leaves peoples traumatized and wounded, with the vast majority of casualties being civilians. Many of these are women, who are killed, tortured, raped, and left behind to survive in a world of destruction. Yet, women are ... http://www.duyogmindanao.org/peacebuilders-say-%e2%80%98without-women-no-peace%e2%80%99/ PEACEBUILDERS SAY  ‘WITHOUT WOMEN, NO PEACE’ Armed conflict is devastating on many levels. Long running violence leaves peoples traumatized and wounded, with the vast majority of casualties being civilians. Many of these are women, who are killed, tortured, raped, and left behind to survive in a world of destruction. Yet, women are ... http://www.duyogmindanao.org/gppac-calls-for-dialogue-reiterates-offer-to-be-part-of-icg-in-grp-milf-peace-talks/ On September 30, 55 members of the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC), a global civil society-led network of peace workers gathered in Davao City, Southern Philippines to share strategies and draft its peacebuilding and conflict prevention agenda for the coming years. WE, members of the GPPAC-International Steering ... http://www.duyogmindanao.org/reaffirming-commitment-to-dialogue-and-peaceful-resolution-to-conflict/ DAVAO CITY (1 October)- After more than 25 years of armed conflict, the civil war in Sri Lanka ended in May 2009. The military victory of the Sri Lankan government over the rebel Tamil Tigers is now touted by hardliners and hawks as a model for resolving festering armed conflicts in ... http://www.duyogmindanao.org/%e2%80%9csri-lankan-solution%e2%80%9d-will-not-work-in-mindanao/ The Global Partnership for the Prevention of the Armed Conflict (GPPAC), a  global network of peacebuilders, is offering to join a body that is being set up to break the impasse in the peace process between the Philippine government (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and to also ... http://www.duyogmindanao.org/global-peacebuilders-offer-to-help-revive-stalled-peace-process/