Endless Wars and Intervention
The United States has waged war around the globe for decades. Beginning with the bombing of Iraq in January 1991, U.S. combat forces have been continuously at war in the Middle East and Southwest Asia. Combat operations peaked with the invasion and occupations of Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003, following the 9/11 attacks on targets in the United States which intensified these long-standing conflicts and gave the U.S. government a rationale for expanding their scope, with the “Global War on Terror.” These “endless wars” have included punitive raids, drone strikes, and covert operations from the Middle East to North and East Africa, Pakistan and the Philippines.
Founded in the run-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, UFPJ has led mass mobilizations, created and maintained contacts with civil society organizations in nations our government attacks, advocated for legislation to end authorization for use of military force, and worked to maintain a powerful voice for peace. We oppose the destructive policies of successive administrations, both Republican and Democratic, which have pursued similar policies with equally disastrous results. One of the deepest responsibilities we have is to speak up when wrongs are being committed in our names.
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Human Rights Versus Nuclear Weapons
We are witnessing a resurgence of interest in the application of international human rights law to one of the principal threats to the human future: nuclear weapons. A general comment issued by the UN Human Rights Committee in 2018 finds the threat or use of nuclear...
Trump’s pardon of Blackwater guards convicted for killing Iraqi civilians provokes outrage
The September 16, 2007 Nisour Square massacre of 17 Iraqi civilians, including two young boys, by Blackwater employees led to worldwide condemnation of the use of private military contractors in war zones. In addition to those killed, at least 20 other Iraqis were...
Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp Begins Its 20th Year
Almost unnoticed amidst the chaos of the final days of the Trump Administration, the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba began its 20th year of operation on January 11, 2021. In the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, the Bush Administration sent 780 Muslim men and...
The World Says No to War on Yemen!
Join the Global Day of Action to end the war in Yemen, January 25, 2021, which has killed 250,000 people and created what the UN has pronounced “the worst humanitarian crisis anywhere in the world.” This protest is timed to take place just days after the inauguration...
The World Says No to War on Yemen! International Protests, Monday, January 25, 2021
Since 2015, the Saudi-led bombing and blockade of Yemen have killed tens of thousands of people and devastated the country. The U.N. calls this the largest humanitarian crisis on Earth. Half the country's people are on the brink of famine, the country has the world's...
Less Than Six Months From National Parliamentary Elections Protests, Violent Government Repression, and Economic Crisis Engulf Iraq
Anti-government protests in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) escalated and in some cases turned violent over the last two weeks, in the governorates of Sulaymaniyah and Duhok. In Erbil, the third governorate in the KRI, streets in major cities were packed with...
Iraqi Update: Government in Baghdad Attempts to Forcibly Shut Down Protests As Looming Fiscal Crisis Worsens
Images of protesters who were killed and revolutionary slogans were all that remained in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, on the morning of November 1st, after government authorities forcibly reopened streets surrounding the square and hauled away tents that protesters had...
Iraqi Protesters Return to the Squares and Streets
On October 1, the anniversary of the demonstrations that sparked the October Revolution of 2019, protesters returned to Tahrir Square in Baghdad and to the public squares of cities across southern Iraq. They are calling for massive protests to begin again in response...
“We Are Many” September 21 north American Film Premiere – Extended Virtual Run!
On September 21, The UN International Day for Peace, United for Peace & Justice was pleased to co-host the north American premiere of “We Are Many”. This moving film tells the inspiring story of the historic global protests demanding No War with Iraq. The film...
19 Years After 9/11: A Legacy of Illegal Actions and No Justice Forthcoming
On the occasion of the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a coalition of human rights, civil liberties and peace organizations issued a series of reports on the legacy of the United States’ response to the attacks. Their sweeping conclusion was that, “In...
Iraq’s New Prime Minister and President Trump Discuss U.S. Troop Withdrawal as Deadly Crackdown on Iraqi Protests Grows
The Iraqi protest movement known as the October Revolution is back on the streets in full force in Basra in the south of the country. The government’s inability to deliver electricity and water to residents led to outrage, as temperatures repeatedly climbed above...
Virtual Screening and Benefit: We Are Many, a film about the February 15, 2003 demonstrations to stop the Iraq war.
100 Cities. One Night for Peace, September 21, 2020, the International Day of Peace. JOIN US for a unique (virtual) on-line theatrical screening event celebrating the critically acclaimed feature documentary WE ARE MANY about the February 15, 2003 global protests...