The principle activities we carry out in war zones are the following.
Nonviolent civilian peacekeeping is implemented by:
- monitoring and reporting Human Rights violations
- civil escorts (or unarmed accompaniments) where groups of international civilians escort in their movements Human Rights Defenders and persons who risk their lives
- nonviolent interposition which implies the act of physically getting in the middle to protect victims of threats or violence
- support to nonviolent initiatives and use of nonviolent techniques (e.g. marches, sit-ins, demonstrations, petitions, awareness-raising campaigns, round tables, strikes, civil disobedience)
- networking with associations working for Human Rights protection.
Nonviolent civilian peacemaking is realized by the use of mediation as a technique of alternative dispute resolution led by us as a third party that helps the parties to:
- determine the fact
- understand the motivations of their behaviors
- modify mutual negative perceptions through empathy
- identify common interests
- recognize the equal rights and duties of each one
- integrate their contributions
- generate new ideas to reach an agreement that meets their needs.
Nonviolent civilian peacebuilding is promoted by paths of restorative justice, especially in post-conflict situations, designed to:
- address the heritage produced by Human Rights violations
- support the reconstruction of the society
- foster the reintegration into society of individuals directly involved in the armed conflict
- implement advocacy actions on a political and institutional level
- transform relations between the parties through reconciliation.
These activities aim at sharing our lives with the war victims, supporting them in their daily basic needs, protecting them through our international presence and promoting the dialogue between the parties.
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