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CANCELED: Human Rights Council Side Event Panel to Address the Link Between Peace and Human Rights on the Korean Peninsula
As the unresolved Korean War enters its 70th year, a panel discussion will explore the connection between peace and human rights, the impact of sanctions on human rights, and the role of women peacebuilders in resolving the crisis on the Korean Peninsula.
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Korean Women’s Movement for Peace Wins Women Have Wings Award
The Korean Women’s Movement for Peace — the South Korean partners of the global campaign Korea Peace Now! — have been named one of the 2019 recipients of the Women Have Wings Award. The award, which was started in 2012, “honors women of courage who have taken bold risks to ensure a more just and […]
Read moreKorea Peace Now! Condemns the Trump Administration’s Decision to Loosen Restrictions on the Use of Landmines
For immediate releaseJanuary 31, 2020 The Korea Peace Now! campaign strongly condemns the Trump administration’s decision to loosen restrictions on the US military’s ability to use landmines. Given that the DMZ has one of the highest concentrations of landmines in the world, that the United States has stated its commitment to build a “lasting and […]
Read moreJoin the National Grassroots Gathering for Peace in Korea in March 2020
2020 marks the 70th year of the Korean War. It’s time to end the war and make it year one of peace. Join the Korea Peace Now! Grassroots Network, Peace Treaty Now and the Korea Peace Network in Washington DC to raise a unified voice for an end to the Korean War and peace on […]
Read moreLetter to President Trump and Chairman Kim from the Korea Peace Now! Campaign
December 16, 2019 Dear President Donald Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un: We are representatives of Korea Peace Now!, a women-led global campaign to end the Korean War. Our coalition includes Nobel Peace laureates, activists, professors, human rights lawyers, a retired Army colonel, and a recipient of the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom. We are […]
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Liz Bernstein Announced as Co-Coordinator of Korea Peace Now!
Effective immediately, Liz Bernstein has been named Co-Coordinator of the global campaign Korea Peace Now! Women Mobilizing to End the War. Bernstein is the founding Director and Executive Director of the Ottawa-based Nobel Women’s Initiative, one of four organizations — including Women Cross DMZ, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), and the Korean […]
Read moreLetter to UN Security Council Regarding Sanctions on North Korea
Members of the United Nations Security Council December 11, 2019 Dear Ambassadors, We are writing to you as members of the international women-led campaign Korea Peace Now! Women Mobilizing to End the War. As you gather today to discuss the security crisis on the Korean Peninsula, we urge you to take a holistic approach considering […]
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First Comprehensive Assessment of the Impact of Sanctions Against North Korea Shows Adverse Consequences for Civilians, Especially Women
As talks between the United States and North Korea remain at an impasse, a new report shows that sanctions imposed on North Korea are having adverse consequences on humanitarian aid and economic development in the country, with a disproportionate impact on women.
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We Went to the DMZ with Gloria Steinem to Call for an End to the Korean War
Our delegation of women leaders from the United States, South Korea, and Japan — including feminist pioneer Gloria Steinem — just returned from South Korea, where we attended the DMZ peace forum, visited the DMZ, and demanded an end to the Korean War and women’s inclusion in the peace process outside the U.S. Embassy in Seoul. […]
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Prominent Feminist Gloria Steinem and Women Leaders to Call for an End to the Korean War at the DMZ and Near U.S. Embassy in Seoul
Steinem and a delegation of women leaders from the United States, South Korea, and Japan will deliver a message of peace.
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