Committee of 100 (Finland)
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The Committee of 100 in Finland (Sadankomitea in Finnish) was founded in 1963, based on the model of the Committee of 100 in Great Britain
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The Committee of 100 has been one of foremost organizations of the peace movement in Finland, especially in the 1960s.
Currently, the Committee of 100 publishes the magazine Ydin and the online magazine Pax, organises seminars, distributes pamphlets, and lobbies for peace and human rights. It has particularly criticised Finland's refusal to participate in international treaties banning cluster bombs.
Active persons in the Committee of 100 have included the former Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja
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The Committee of 100 has been one of foremost organizations of the peace movement in Finland, especially in the 1960s.
Currently, the Committee of 100 publishes the magazine Ydin and the online magazine Pax, organises seminars, distributes pamphlets, and lobbies for peace and human rights. It has particularly criticised Finland's refusal to participate in international treaties banning cluster bombs.
Active persons in the Committee of 100 have included the former Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja
Erkki Tuomioja
Erkki Sakari Tuomioja is the Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs. He is currently a member of the Finnish Parliament.Tuomioja is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland, although his political views are thought to be more to the left than the party line. He is also a member of ATTAC...
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See also
- Committee of 100 (United Kingdom)
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