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DEFYING EXTREMISM CONFERENCE 2014



Executive Summary





Conference findings and recommendations, as well as identified strategies that are being used around the world in various contexts to defy extremism. The findings and recommendations are not exhaustive of what took place at the conference, and while analysts have come to some similar conclusions, the IPJ believes that a common understanding of the topic lays the foundation for subsequent dialogues with similar participants from a range of the disparate groups.


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Asia regional dialogue: keynote speaker Basil Fernando



Asian Human Rights Commission





Basil Fernando, head of the Asian Human Rights Commission, addresses extremism in his home country of Sri Lanka as well as Cambodia.


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Asia Regional Dialogue



Philippines, February 2015





Report on the Asia Regional Dialogue - Defying Extremism: Civil Society Voices; Discourse and Action for Peace


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Europe Regional Dialogue



Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2015





Report on the Europe Regional Dialogue on Defying Extremism: Gendered and Alternative Responses


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Partner Reports



We believe in diverse partnerships to enhance knowledge










and share expertise in this rapidly evolving field.



Below are a limited selection of many timely publications being generated in this field. Consistent with the methodology of the defying extremism initiative, they represent a diversity of perspectives. The opinions shared do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of the University of San Diego, or of all of our partners. However, we think it deeply enhances our thinking to learn from diverse perspectives in order to develop cutting-edge, gendered and alternative responses to violent movements.



Uncomfortable Truths, Unconventional Wisdoms





The IPJ is a member of the Women's Alliance for Security Leadership, a group of leading gender security experts. This is their inaugural publication.


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Protection Priorities for Women Human rights defenders





For the 60th UN Commission on the Status of Women, IPJ Woman PeaceMaker Shreen Saroor, together with women human rights defenders (WHRDs) from Afghanistan, Morocco, Palestine and Sri Lanka produced the following statement on the necessity and means of supporting WHRDs who are on the frontlines challenging violent movements.


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a man's world? exploring the roles of women in countering terrorism and violent extremism





The collection of essays contained in this edited volume by the Global Center for Cooperative Security and Hedayah builds the body of literature on women and preventing/countering violent extremism by drawing on examples from a number of countries and regions.


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approaching religion in conflict transformation: Concepts , Cases and Practical Implications





The Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers, together with the Center for Security Studies at ETH Zurich, published a paper for policymakers and conflict transformation professionals working on conflicts with religious dimensions.



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