Committee of 100 (Finland)

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The Committee of 100 in Finland (Sadankomitea in Finnish) was founded in 1963,[1] based on the model of the Committee of 100 in Great Britain.[2]

The Committee of 100 has been one of foremost organizations of the peace movement in Finland, especially in the 1960s.[citation needed]

Three members of Sadankomitea burn their military passports publicly in Helsinki in 1967

Since 1966 the Committee of 100 has helped publish the magazine Ydin[3] and, since 2007, the online magazine Pax;[4] it also 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.[citation needed]

Active persons in the Committee of 100 have included the former Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ "Sadankomita – Committee of 100 in Finland". IANSA.
  2. ^ "Featured affiliate: Committee of 100 Finland". War Resisters International.
  3. ^ "Mikä Ydin?". Ydin.
  4. ^ "Pax-lehti". Kaapeli.
  5. ^ "Tuomioja.org, henkilötiedot". Erkki Tuomioja. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
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