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Open Letter from Civil Society Organizations calling on the Council’s immediate action to ensure the protection of demonstrators
We are writing to express our deep concern over the safety of the peaceful demonstrators in Myanmar and urge you to take immediate action to ensure their protection and their fundamental right to freedom of peaceful assembly, expression and information.
About IID
Who we are
The Initiatives for International Dialogue (IID) is a regional advocacy institution doing policy, campaigns and solidarity work to advocate for people-to-people solidarity through its peacebuilding and thematic work in the Philippines and in Southeast Asia.
Statements and Press Releases
Unite in Solidarity to Oust Myanmar’s Military Junta! Support the Myanmar Resistance Movement!
Media Statement 01 February 2024 For inquiries: Contacts: Gani: 09083241195; Benjamin Alvero: 0936 9531358 We, the undersigned members of various civil society, activist and solidarity organizations including members of Burma Solidarity Philippines (BSP) coalition,...
Mindanao-based peace groups condemn Marawi blast; call for greater solidarity
Mindanao-based and Southeast Asian peacebuilding and solidarity non-government organization Initiatives for International Dialogue (IID) and the Marawi Advocacy Accompaniment (MAA) today jointly condemned the deadly bombing that ripped through a religious mass...
Mindanao-based regional peace group lauds revival of GRP-NDFP peace negotiations
Mindanao-based and Southeast Asian peacebuilding and solidarity non-government organization Initiatives for International Dialogue (IID) today welcomed the decision of the Philippine government to resume peace negotiations with the National Democratic Front of the...
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Transitional Justice Monitor Vol 1 Issue 1
Greetings of Peace & Solidarity! The Initiatives for International Dialogue (IID) is honored to share with you its First Issue of Transitional Justice Monitor featuring civil society and our community partners’ initiatives to engage transitional justice issues and...
Land Rights, Displacement, and Transitional Justice in the Bangsamoro: Insights from household-level mapping in Marawi City and Maguindanao
Land dispossession is acknowledged as a root cause of historical and contemporary conflict in the Bangsamoro that must be jointly addressed by a wide range of stakeholders: the Government of the Philippines (GPH); the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF); the...
Transitional Justice and Reconciliation in and beyond the Bangsamoro
“Transitional Justice In and Beyond Bangsamoro: Research Study on Community Narratives of Resilience and Truth-telling”, is a bundled research publication and resource guide on basic concepts and narratives on how transitioning societies deal with past atrocities. We...
What we do
Programs
peace process
Highlights various civil society engagement and advocacy initiatives on both formal and community-based peace processes happening in the Philippines as well those in the region through peacebuilding and conflict-transformation and people -to- people dialogue frameworks.
Right to self-determination and solidarity
Assertions of the fundamental right to self-determination have become more intense and popular as peoples in the region become more assertive and involved in various fora that openly talk about self-governance, autonomy, human rights, human security, and self-determination struggles.
Knowledge Management
Focuses on communicating the issues and challenges of peacebuilding and conflict prevention, right to self determination, peace process engagement and human security work of IID.