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Protect a human rights defender!

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The Christian Peace Movement sends peacekeepers to violent areas in Colombia, Guatemala and the state of Chiapas in Mexico. The purpose is to provide space for local peace and human rights work and to protect the civilian population.

Our peace observers protect human rights defenders who, due to their commitment, live under constant threats of violence, harassment and death threats.

The method is called "preventive presence" and is about preventing violence. By being on site, the peace observers show that the outside world sees and cares about what is happening - and this reduces the risk of threats and violence. As observers are part of international networks of organizations and individuals responding to human rights violations, the risk of criticism and attention causes armed groups, authorities and others to avoid harassing the individuals and organizations that accompany peacekeepers.

“Accompaniment has saved our lives. "We women who started organizing for justice in Guatemala would never have survived if it were not for international support."
- Blanca Rosa de Hérnandez, employee of the human rights organization Famdegua in Guatemala

Protect a Guatemalan Human Rights Defender Through Your Contribution!

For SEK 2,000, a peace observer can provide protection to human rights defenders for one month. The sum complements the development assistance effort from Sida.

Read more about the peace observers' work here: https://krf.se/vi-gor/fredsobservateur/

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Support a peace club in South Sudan!

South Sudan is the world's newest state formed in 2011 by dividing Sudan into a northern and a southern part. In 2013, a civil war broke out that claimed thousands of victims and forced millions of people to flee. In the midst of all the devastation, the Christian Peace Movement's cooperation organization ONAD is working to create a lasting peace. ONAD brings together key people from different ethnic and religious groups for advocacy and education in peacebuilding, democratization and human rights. A concrete result of ONAD's work is the peace clubs that have emerged after the teacher Najwa Salbistor attended a non-violence training organized by ONAD and the Christian Peace Movement. There, young people from different ethnicities learn about what non-violence and reconciliation are through interactive exercises and how it can contribute to creating a lasting peace. Give your support so that the peace clubs can continue their important work for peace in South Sudan! The goal is to reach SEK 5,000 to be able to implement ten peace clubs for SEK 500.

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Civil courage is required!

It takes civil courage to stand up to violations! Civil courage means having the courage to stand up for one's opinion even when it involves a personal risk. It is about the ability to stand up for one's values despite the knowledge of open or latent resistance from one's surroundings. Through the Christian Peace Movement's training in * civil courage *, the participants get tools for how to act constructively in conflict-filled everyday situations. The training is based on practical exercises where you get to train a readiness to intervene against everyday violations, for example practice dialogue to reduce a potentially violent situation. In the course, participants are given tools to ally with those who are exposed to sexism, racism, homophobia or other harassment - at school, the coffee room, on the bus or on the street. The course is based on four different ways of intervening: confront, divert, reinterpret and protect. Help us educate young people in civil courage! Through your contribution, we can offer courses aimed at young people at a discounted price. We carry out the courses at, for example, parishes, folk high schools, municipalities or youth centers. A course for 20-30 people costs SEK 8,400. Help us educate more!

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