Human rights and the illegal US/UK attack on Iraq
By some counts the attack on Iraq is US aggression no. 239 after the Thomas Jefferson start in the early 19th century and no. 69 after the Second world war; with between 12 and 16 million killed in that period alone. All of it is in flagrant contradiction of the most basic human rights, like the “right to life, liberty and security of persons” (Universal Declaration, UD:3) and the condemnation of the “cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment” (UD:5).
Johan Galtung, TFF Associate, July 14, 2005 The Korean Peninsula: From the DMZ to a Zone of Peace
What world conflict formations are the two divided Koreas part of? How can we envisage them coming closer to each other? Can the present 2+4 talks be supported by a parallel process? And how can today’s De-Militarised Zone be turned into a Zone of Peace useful for the Koreans and everyone else? Compared with the general reporting in our media, Galtung’s speech offers much richer perspectives, opens up for broader understanding and convinces us that there is a lot of constructive things that can be done.TFF PressInfo 223, July 13, 2005 Economic Boycott as Nonviolence
Economic boycott was very important in Gandhi’s way of fighting the U.K. Empire. Any boycott of the United States should be informed by Gandhian nonviolence. The purpose is to reduce and eliminate the U.S. military, economic, political and cultural choking grip on the world, not to kill U.S. children by hitting the U.S. economy. By Johan Galtung.PressInfo 223, 27. juli, 2005 Økonomisk boykot som ikkevold
Økonomisk boykot var helt central i Gandhis kamp mod det britiske imperium. Enhver boykot af USA må inspireres af gandhiansk ikkevold. Formålet må være at ramme det amerikanske militær, økonomien, politikken og det kulturelle kvælertag om verden, som imperiet har – derimod ikke at dræbe dets børn eller skabe problemer for befolkningen. Af Johan Galtung.PressInfo 223, 27. juli, 2005 Ekonomisk boykott som ickevåld
Ekonomisk boykott var hel centralt i Gandhis kamp mod det britiska imperiet. Varje boykott av USA bör inspireras av gandhiaskt tänkande. Syftet är att minska och avlägsna USA:s kvävande militära, politiska och kulturella grepp om världen. Målet är USA-imperiet, inte republiken USA.Johan Galtung, TFF Associate, June 4, 2005 Peace Studies – A Ten Point Primer
Historic! A concise, handy introduction to peace studies, a lecture at the histoic first meeting ever in China, at Nanjing University, on peace studies.Johan Galtung (TFF 2004) Human needs, humanitarian intervention, human security – and the war in Iraq
Re-conceptualising, new points of departures and a genuine transnational perspective.
