As the 2015 NPT Review Conference ended, over 100 states had endorsed the humanitarian pledge, committing to work for a new legally binding instrument for the prohibition and elimination of nuclear weapons. The pledge reflects a fundamental shift in the international discourse on nuclear disarmament over the past five years. It is the latest indication that a majority of governments are preparing for diplomatic action after the Review Conference.
Hibakusha Story: Setsuko Thurlow’s interview
Hiroshima survivor Setsuko Thurlow talks about the nuclear bombing and how she managed to survive, her life after the tragedy and her life’s mission.
On the Failure the NPT Review Conference: CNDP Statement
We, on behalf of the Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace(CNDP), express our dismay at the inconclusive Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) this month.
CNDP welcomes revocation of the in Tripura
We, on behalf of the Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace(CNDP), heartily welcome the Tripura government’s decision to lift the notorious Armed Forces Special Powers Act(AFSPA) which has been used for providing impunity for the armed forces in the Jammu & Kashmir and the North-Eastern states. The brutally violent instances of murder and rape of innocent civilians in these regions of India since the 1950s remain a blot over the self-proclaimed world’s largest democracy. The continued existence of the AFSPA has only fuelled more violence and militarism.
Now is the time to eliminate all nuclear weapons
As the review conference of the parties to the treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons ends on Friday at the UN in New York, Amnesty International and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (Ican) believe that states must agree to initiate a process to create an international prohibition on and complete elimination of nuclear weapons.