The Acronym Institute was set up in November 1995 under the name ‘Disarmament Intelligence Review’. In April 1997 we became sole publishers of Disarmament Diplomacy, a monthly journal of news, documentation and opinion pieces on disarmament and arms control negotiations. In September 1997 we were legally established in London, UK, …
The campaign, a global network of organisations working to eradicate antipersonnel mines, has adapted and expanded since it was founded in 1991.The International Campaign to Ban Landmines is committed to an international ban on the use, production, stockpiling, and sale, transfer, or export of antipersonnel landmines. We call for:- Universalization …
over a million individuals around the world are making a difference in people’s lives, both at home and abroad, through concrete actions promoting and defending basic human rights.
Amnesty International is a worldwide, grassroots, Nobel-prize winning human rights organization. We at CU are just a small part of the 1.8 million members around the globe. Amnesty undertakes research and action focused on preventing and ending human rights abuses in many different social and geographical areas. Our chapter acts …
The Anglican Pacifist Fellowship is a body of people within the Anglican Communion who reject war as a means of solving international disputes, and believe that peace and justice should be sought through non-violent means.Central to Jesus’ teaching is the message of love, for God, our neighbour and even our …
Anumukti (Liberation from the Atom) is the leading anti-nuclear journal in India, perhaps all of South Asia. Since the beginning, Anumukti has been opposed to the nuclearization of India, either in the guise of producing energy or making weapons. Anumukti is published by the Sampoorna Kranti Vidyalaya (Institute for Total …
WAND’s mission is to empower women to act politically to reduce violence and militarism, and redirect excessive military resources toward unmet human and environmental needs. WAND is a community of women working together to lead our country to a secure future. WAND was founded in 1982 as Women’s Action for …
The Arms Control Association is a non-profit, membership-based organization.MissionThe Arms Control Association (ACA), founded in 1971, is a national nonpartisan membership organization dedicated to promoting public understanding of and support for effective arms control policies. Through its public education and media programs and its magazine, Arms Control Today (ACT), ACA …
Arms Reduction Coalition (ARC) is calling for the United Nations (UN) to agree a legally binding instrument requiring UN member States to reduce the amount of resources spent on arms by between 1 and 5 percent per year for a period of 10 to 25 years. This is based on …
Since 1991, the FAS Arms Sales Monitoring Project has worked for transparency, accountability and deep reductions in global conventional weapons production and trade. Our aim is to prevent dangerous and wasteful military build-ups, and thereby reduce the likelihood of warfare and the lethality of warfare when it does occur. Reducing …
