Related Links
Every casualty project
Initiated by the Oxford Research Group, the Every Casualty project calls for the recognition of every casualty caused by armed violence.
Recording every casualty
The Oxford Research Group Every Casualty Programme "draws on the principles of human security to develop and enhance the technical and institutional capacity, identify and consolidate the legal requirements, and build the political will to record details of every single victim of armed conflict worldwide".
The meaning of Remembrance Day
An article by Professor Marilyn Lake of La Trobe University reflecting upon the way Australia remembers its war history and war dead. Written on Armistice Day, 2011.
Anti nuclear video from ICAN
A new video (made November 2011) from ICANi Norway. This is a colourful animation explaining the hazards of nuclear weapons and calling for their ban.
Agent Orange Justice
Agent Orange Justice is the Australian arm of an international campaign whose objective is to force the United States government and US chemical companies take responsibility for the ongoing problems caused by the use of chemical weapons, includin dioxin, in Vietnam between 1961 and 1971.
Fission rise at Fukushima; New York Times, November 2011
Article by Hiroko Tibuchi from The New York Times, 2 November 2011, relating to recent disclosures by the Fukushima plant's owners that fuel deep inside three stricken reactors is probably continuing to experience bursts of fission.
IPAHR's West Papua blog
The blog for IPAHR, the Institute for Papuan Advocacy and Human Rights, which promotes "human rights, political rights and the right of self determination for the indigenous peoples of West Papua".
AWPA newsletters 2000-2008
Archived newletters of the Australian West Papua Association (Sydney).
West Papua: land of peace or killing field
Paper given by Carmel Budiardjo of Tapol giving a brief overview of the conflict. This paper was presented at the fifth international solidarity meeting for West Papua, held in Manila in 2005.
ICAN International Conference 2011
ICANi held its international conference in Geneva, Switzerland, from 17 to 19 September 2011. The conference focused on broadening and strengthening the will to abolish nuclear weapons and building the pressure on the governments to negotiate a ban. This link includes a video of ICANi activists from around the world as well as presentations and podcasts from the conference.
Memories of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
First hand accounts written by Hibakusha (survivors of the atomic blasts at Hiroshima and Nagasaki). By sharing their stories, the Hibushaka hope to help propel the growing global movement toward the abolition of nuclear weapons.
Australian Palestine Advocacy Network
APAN, the Australian Palestine Advocacy Network is a new national coalition supporting Palestinians in their quest for peace and justice which will work towards a more balanced public discourse regarding the conflict between Israel and Palestine.
Costs, risks and myths of nuclear power: WILPF report September 2011
Costs, risks, and myths of nuclear power: NGOi world-wide study on the implications of the catastrophe at the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station is a collaborative work of non-governmental researchers, scientists, and activists. It was released on 11 September 2011, six months after the disaster at Fukushima. It is available on the website of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.
Form for contacting the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard
A link to a form on Julia Gillard's website where you can let her know how you feel about such issues as the cluster bomb legislation and off-shore processing of refugees.
Australian West Papua Association (Sydney)
AWPA is a group which supports West Papuan human rights.
Interactive map of nuclear blast effects
This map from the APLN website shows the blast area of a nuclear blast. Choose the city and the size of the bomb and you will see the projected size of the effected area and a list of statistics on projected casualties in different zones.
Fukushima burning
MAPW’s Dr Peter Karamoskos has the cover story in the May edition of Physician Life, analysing the nuclear reactor disaster and the risks it poses for health. An excellent and thorough discussion.
United Nations Association of Australia
Link to United Nations Association of Australia.
The health implications of radioactivity
Associate Professor Tilman Ruff, Chair of ICANi Australia, explains how radiation from nuclear energy sources can affect the human body and our health.
Cluster bombs
Website of the international Cluster Munition Coalition, based in London, which actively lobbies for the enforcement and strengthening of the Convention on Cluster Munitions, the international treaty designed to ban cluster bombs.



