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One Tenth of U.S. History Under a “War on Terror” Framework—September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows’ Actions on the 25th Anniversary of 9/11
As the U.S. is observing its 250th year as a nation, we are also marking the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This means that one tenth of U.S. history has taken place under a “War on Terror” framework. An orientation to the world that human rights...
Nuclear Abolition Day 2026; Towards a Nuclear Weapon-Free World – webinar recordings and more
The International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, September 26, was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2013 to “enhance public awareness and education about the threat posed to humanity by nuclear weapons” and to “mobilize...
Persian Gulf War Resources
Image: Natural Earth, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Organization statements News and Commentary US and International Law Background Organization statements US illegal war driving Iran’s vote to withdraw from NPT, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (UK), September...
Israel/Palestine War: Resources
Image: Rousseau Diderot, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons United for Peace and Justice here provides statements, analysis, and commentary from a variety of organizations, news sources, and analysts, including statements from United for Peace and Justice member groups...
Hiroshima-Nagasaki 2026: Nuclear Abolition or Extinction? The Choice is Ours
Photo credit: Michael Kerr August 6 and 9 marked the 81st anniversaries of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Organized by a coalition of S.F. Bay area groups, on August 6, peace activists gathered at the West Gate of the Livermore Nuclear Weapons...
As the 25th Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks Approaches, the Prospects for a Trial in the Guantánamo Military Commissions Remain Uncertain
Legal proceedings in the case against the five men accused of planning and supporting the 9/11 attacks are stalled as multiple issues wend their way through four different military and federal courts. The current (and fifth) presiding judge in the case, Lt. Col....
Veterans, Military Family Members Zip-Tied & Arrested Demanding “End War on Iran”
Image credit: Veterans for Peace On Monday, April 20th, 150 veterans and military family members held an act of civil disobedience peacefully protesting, in the Cannon Building rotunda, Washington D.C. Their demand was an end to the immoral Iran war and its funding....
“A Mighty Lion has Fallen”
United for Peace & Justice is deeply saddened by the passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson, and we express our condolences to his family and loved ones. Many movements for peace and justice have lost a visionary, a mentor, and a moral leader, but we will carry on the...
The Shameful 24th Anniversary of the Opening of the Military Detention Facility on the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base
The day before Camp X-Ray was revealed to the American public in 2002, the Bush Administration prison commander at Guantánamo claimed the inmates would be “the worst of the worst.” On January 19, 2026, the DHS (Department of Homeland Security) assured the American...
UFPJ Groups Condemn U.S. Attack on Venezuela
United for Peace and Justice (UFPJ) unequivocally condemns the massive deployment of U.S. naval, ground, and aerial forces in the Caribbean, the violent, illegal, and immoral U.S. attacks on Venezuela, and the abduction of its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, in...
Trump’s Dangerous Nuclear Testing Rhetoric
By Jackie Cabasso, Executive Director, Western States Legal Foundation Photo: U.S. government As the UN Secretary General warned on the September 26 International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, “nuclear testing threats are returning, while nuclear...
Environmental Review Begins of Massive Project to Produce Plutonium Cores of Nuclear Weapons
By John Burroughs, Senior Analyst, Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy, and Board Member, Western States Legal Foundation The United States is now planning to establish an infrastructure capable of producing at least 80 plutonium pits for nuclear weapons per year. The...