Many civil society groups and activists—yes, in Canada, as well as in many other countries—have solid grounds for believing that they have been and are still under surveillance—by national security agencies and now, increasingly, by private entities.
Faster, higher, stronger
Civil society organizations gather to strengthen campaigns to protect civilians from armed violence On October 15-16 Project Ploughshares, along with more than 100 members of other civil society organizations (CSOs), …
War in Paradise: Civil society groups battle Caribbean gun violence
Author Maribel Gonzales The Ploughshares Monitor Summer 2011 Volume 32 Issue 2 The Caribbean is known for its pristine beaches. Yet amid this beauty are communities of violence where citizens …
Reducing Armed Violence in the Caribbean: Challenges to Civil Society
Author Maribel Gonzales The Ploughshares Monitor Summer 2009 Volume 30 Issue 2 With an annual murder rate of 30 per 100,000 inhabitants, the Caribbean in the past decade has experienced sharply …