Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo Civil Association is an Argentine human rights organization whose mission is to locate and reunite with their legitimate families all the children kidnapped-disappeared by the last military dictatorship (1976-1983), to create the conditions to prevent the recurrence of that crime against humanity, and to obtain the corresponding punishment for all of those who were responsible. It is presided over by Wake Barnes de Carlotto and has its headquarters in Buenos Aires. Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize on May 12, 2008.  ...View?

Jose Manuel Ramos-Horta is East Timor's second president since independence from Indonesia. He shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996 and was Prime Minister from 2006 until his inauguration as president after winning the presidential election in East Timor in 2007.  ...View?

Mayors for Peace, established in 1982, is an international organization of cities, dedicated to the promotion of peace. The current Mayor of Hiroshima, Tadatoshi Akiba, is the President of the organization today. When new members join it means they support the commencement of negotiations towards the elimination of nuclear weapons by the year 2020.  ...View?

Abolition 2000 is an international global network working for a treaty to eliminate nuclear weapons within a time-bound framework. It is open to all organizations endorsing the Abolition 2000 Statement. The Network aims at providing groups concerned with nuclear issues a forum for the exchange of information and the development of joint initiatives.  ...View?

A people’s movement whose aim is to see India’s poorest people gain control over livelihood resources, especially land, water and forest, all through non-violent principles of action. In 2007, they organized the largest-ever march across India, with 25,000 people.  ...View?

Emergency ha lo scopo di promuovere una cultura di pace e di solidarietà, tutelare i diritti umani, intervenire nelle zone di guerra con iniziative umanitarie in favore delle vittime – in particolare civili – dei conflitti armati, dei feriti e di tutti coloro che soffrono altre conseguenze sociali dei conflitti o della povertà quali fame, malnutrizione, malattie, assenza di cure mediche e di istruzione e portare soccorso alle vittime di calamità naturali.  ...View?

She co-founded the Community for Peace People in Northen Ireland. With Betty Williams she organised a march with 35,000 people onto the streets of Belfast petitioning for peace between the republican and loyalist factions. She believed the most effective way to end the violence was not violence but re-education. She received the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize, along with Betty Williams, for their efforts. She continues her work as a member of a pro-life group, a network of Women Nobel Peace laureates and participating in trying to bring an end to the violence between Israel and Palestine.  ...View?

Ed Asner is an American film and television actor and former President of the Screen Actors Guild, primarily known for his role as Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and in the recent film "Up.". He has won 5 Golden Globes & is a tireless advocate for peace and justice.  ...View?

The mission of Green Cross International is to help ensure a just, sustainable and secure future for all by fostering a value shift and cultivating a new sense of global interdependence and shared responsibility in humanity's relationship with nature. The human relationship with nature crosses all boundaries and transcends all ideas of class, which necessitates a solution that goes beyond good governance and good policy, and hinges on the shared responsibility for a sustainable and just future for all.  ...View?

Internationally acclaimed British actress. In 2008, she received her fourth Oscar nomination. She appeared at the ceremony wearing a pin calling for the closure of the prison in Guantanamo Bay. Christie won the Best Actress Award from the National Board of Review for her performance in Away From Her. She also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role and the Genie Award for Best Actress. She is also an 'Ambassador' for Survival International. She is active in various causes, including animal rights, environmental protection, the anti-nuclear power movement and is also a Patron of the Palestine So  ...View?