Weavers for Hope
By: advocacyproject
Posted: Nov 14 07
Witnessed: 7571 times
Bosnia
Internally displaced persons, Mass killings
Bosfam, Bosnia, displaced, hope, massacre, Poverty, quilt, war, weaver, women
This is a film that profiles the carpet-weavers from BOSFAM. Many lost relatives at the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. To order a copy, email dcoffice@advocacynet.org.
Shoot on Sight
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Burma, Thailand
Internally displaced persons, Mass killings, Refugees
Darfur: Divestment Campaign - University of NH
University of New Hampshire's Road to Divesting funds complicit with the genocide in Darfur.
Sudan, United States
Crimes against humanity, Internally displaced persons, Mass killings
US veterans demonstrate against the Iraq war
Anti-war activists are making it clear that the Iraq war is a central issue in the US presidential elections. Al Jazeera's Avi Lewis caught up with a group of Iraq war veterans on Denver's streets ...
Iraq, United States
Internally displaced persons, Refugees, War crimes
The path of insecurity for DRCongo's refugees
After three weeks of fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo, civilians are hurting....
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Armed conflict, Crimes against humanity, Internally displaced persons
Prayer of Peace: Relief & Resistance in Burma's War Zones [Excerpt]
On the front line of conflict deep inside Burma this documentary follows ethnic relief workers as they aid internally displaced people suffering under the Burma Army....
Burma
Internally displaced persons
Amazon Watch
Amazon Watch works with indigenous and environmental organizations in the Amazon Basin to defend the environment and advance indigenous peoples' rights in the ...
Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador
Environment, Indigenous peoples, Internally displaced persons
People for Equality and Relief in Lanka (PEARL)
PEARL was formed in 2005 after a handful of volunteers worked in Sri Lanka and was exposed firsthand to the egregious human rights violations there....
Sri Lanka
Impunity, Mass killings, Minorities
Culture Project
A venue for acclaimed, prize-winning performance, Culture Project is also a magnet for today's best talent including Meryl Streep, Danny Glover, Mary J....
Iraq, United States
Freedom of opinion & expression, Internally displaced persons, Refugees
Refugee Law Project
The Refugee Law Project (RLP) was established in November 1999 as an autonomous project within the Faculty of Law of Makerere University in Uganda, with the aim of protecting and promoting refugees' r...
Uganda
Internally displaced persons, Refugees
UNHCR - RLO
The UNHCR Regional Liaison Office for Africa (RLO) was opened in Addis Ababa in 1966 in order to establish strong relations with the then new Organization of African Unity and other international orga...
