WRI Affiliates

“Our House” was founded in December 2002 as a self-published newspaper with the same name in Belarus. In 2010, the formerly small-format newsletter “Our House”, which told citizens about concrete examples of fighting for their rights, evolved into a real colorful full-size newspaper for free distribution to the mailboxes of residents of Belarusian cities – facing multiple arrests, detentions of circulation, arrests of activists with copies and fines.

Due to numerous violations of citizens’ rights, it was not possible to register as an organisation in Belarus. In 2014, “Our House” was registered in Lithuania and has since been presented as a non-profit organisation, International Centre for Civil Initiatives “Our House”

After the presidential election and protests in Belarus in 2020, and the war unleashed by Russia against Ukraine in 2022, a huge number of people in Belarus and Lithuania were in need of humanitarian assistance. Thus, “Our House” has taken over the provision of this assistance. Paying fines and food to victims in Belarus, providing psychological support, finding jobs, and helping refugees in Lithuania with accommodation, food and clothing became the main activities of “Our House” today. Our House also continues to monitor human rights violations in cooperation with other organisations.

Agir pour la Paix has as its first objective to inform and sensitize the general public in French-speaking Belgium on subjects that threaten the general interest and peace and which are often unknown. Agir pour la Paix is also raising awareness of the issue of the presence of nuclear weapons in Belgium, the role and drifts of NATO, new weapons technology, military spending, lobbying On activist movements in Belgium, on nonviolent direct action, civil disobedience, direct democracy, etc.

Vredesactie is a pluralistic organisation that is part of the peace movement, making a radical plea for a society in which conflicts are resolved without violence or the threat of violence. Vredesactie is an engine for the development of non-violent action and the realization of a pacifist peace policy.

The mission of the Central Africa Human Rights Defenders Networks known by the French acronym REDHAC is to campaign and take concrete nonviolent actions in advocating for democracy and the respect of human rights in the countries of the Central African region.

Centre for Peace Studies (CMS; CPS) is a non-governmental and non-profit organisation promoting non-violence and social change through education, research and activism. CMS grew out of various forms of direct peace-building in western Slavonia (Volunteers’ Project Pakrac, 1993-1997). It was founded in 1996 in Pakrac and formally registred in Zagreb the following year.

freedom * responsibility * involvement

As a social and ecological non-governmental organisation, we work principally on the basis that ecological and social problems have shared causes and consequences which must be resolved. All our activities aim to show that social change based on respect for people, animals and nature is possible, and, most importantly, must be led from below. Therefore, we support people who are interested and engaged in what’s happening around them and who consider responsibility for life on our planet as an integral part of their own freedom. We work independently of party and economic interests, using strictly non-violent means.

We are working to find alternatives to military buildup, and to develop forms of defense based on nonviolence.

Abolishing humiliating and breaking-up Egyptian youth in the name of compulsory recruitment, and abolishing all traits of militarist rule.

The Committee of 100 in Finland is a pacifist and antimilitarist peace organization, working for disarmament.

Samtök hernaðarandstæðinga campaigns for:

• Iceland to resign from NATO and refrain from participation in military alliances;
• Iceland to formally terminate the bilateral defense agreement with The United States of America;
• No military camps or military exercises either in Iceland or in its sovereign waters;
• Iceland and its waters to be declared free of any use, traffic or storage of nuclear weapons;
• Iceland's constitution to uphold that Iceland will never wage war on any nation or support such actions in speech or action.

CAM will fight against any nuclear armament and partake in international peace and disarmament work.

Movement of Conscientious Objectors to military service in Russia (MCO) is a non-profit organization. Since 2014 we have been helping young people to legally exempt themselves from conscription to military service. MCO develops materials for recruits, consults and collects information about the conscription.

Aldermaston Women's Peace Camp is held on the second weekend of every month. All women are welcome to come along at any time - and male visitors are welcome at camp during the day, but not during the evening or at night.

The Anglican Pacifist Fellowship is a body of people within the Anglican Communion who reject war as a means of solving international disputes, and believe that peace and justice should be sought through non-violent means.

The Brotherhood Church originated as a Christian anarchist pacifist community. We have a smallholding in Stapleton (Yorkshire, England) which is farmed on organic and ecological principles.

Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) is a UK-based organisation working to end the international arms trade.

conscience TAXES FOR PEACE NOT WAR is a campaigning organisation which works to create a world where taxes are used to nurture peace, not pay for war.

FoR promotes active nonviolence and love as the means to transform unjust political, economic and social structures. We are an ecumenical Christian organisation campaigning against war and its preparation. In our 101 years, we’ve racked up 6 Nobel Peace Prize winners!

Housmans is a not-for-profit bookshop, specialising in books, zines, and periodicals of radical interest and progressive politics. We stock the largest range of radical newsletters, newspapers and magazines of any shop in Britain.

Published since 1936, Peace News is the UK’s only grassroots newspaper covering the full spectrum of peace and justice issues. We have a staff of six part-time workers and currently publish 6 bi-monthly issues a year.

The Peace Pledge Union is the oldest secular pacifist organisation in Britain. Since 1934 it has been campaigning for a warless world. From anti bombing campaigns during WW2 to protest at the remote controlled military drone assassinations of today. Campaigning against the militarisation of Armistice Day in the 30s to the militarisation of society today.

Trident Ploughshares is a part of the international nuclear disarmament movement. Trident Ploughshares activists have pledged to disarm the UK Trident nuclear weapons system in a non-violent, open, peaceful, safe and fully accountable manner. At this time over 200 Trident Ploughshares activists have signed a pledge to prevent nuclear crime.

Established in 1979, P.E.A.C.E. is a national membership non-profit organization of early childhood educators and volunteers who are acting together to make the world a more peaceful, safe, and welcoming place for everyone. P.E.A.C.E. helps locally, nationally, and globally to build peace among children and adults through example, education, and activism.

War Resisters League is an antimilitarist organization in the United States working to end war and its root causes through nonviolence and internationalism, since 1923. From resisting police militarisation to training for nonviolent direct action, we invite you to join us!