Citizen International

Citizens International (CI), an independent and international non-profit peoples network, was established by a number of social activists in 2002 in response to: The historically unprecedented and growing North-South disparity in all respects. The ending of the Cold War that led to the emergence of a unipolar world and the United States assuming th... e role of the only world superpower. The failure of the international community to seriously address the root causes of terrorism. The attacks on citizens, right with the proliferation of "anti-terrorism" laws. The failure of the United Nations to promote international peace and security; prevent aggression and demilitarization; and foster the development of the countries in the South, particularly former Western colonies. The undermining of national sovereignty and independence through unfair treaties and international institutions created and imposed buy the developed countries. The growing commercialization of nature and even human life and the destruction of the environment, bio-diversity and cultural diversity. The failure of the governments and the elites of former western colonies to develop laws, institutions and knowledge systems based on values and practices derived from their centuries old cultural heritage in place of those hitherto blindly and uncritically replicated from the West.Read More