Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society
- Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society
The Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society (SPAS), or "Svenska freds- och skiljedomsföreningen", is a non-governmental organization in Sweden, dedicated to peace, disarmament and democratization. It operates by methods including publishing, lobbying, activism and participating in political debates. SPAS has published an array of books and reports. The name of the organization's member's magazine is Pax. SPAS' central office is situated in Stockholm, headed by current president Anna Ek. However, there are about 20 local branches throughout Sweden.
History
The Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society is the world's oldest peace organization, and Scandinavia's largest today. It was founded in 1883 by 50 Swedish parliamentarians and headed by Klas Pontus Arnoldson. Arnoldsson was handed the Nobel Peace Prize in 1908.
Among SPAS' notable achievements are helping to peacefully resolve Norway's breaking out from the union with Sweden in 1905; proposing alternative service for conscientious objectors, which became law in 1920; forming an 80.000 people human chain between the U.S. and Soviet embassies in Stockholm in 1983 and exposing illegal and dubious Swedish arms export deals.
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