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13 Amnesty International death penalty statistics POV’s innovative and comprehensive programs include Emergency, Intervention, Prevention, Education and Advocacy services and are offered in Los Angeles and the 22 cities within the West San Gabriel Valley. Edo Sadikovic, JUMP organisation, Serbia (Youth Peace Ambassador's project). Peace Over Violence came into existence out of the feminist violence against women movement in the late sixties/early seventies. According to Penal Reform International, the way authorities deal with young offenders can often lead to long-term physical and psychological ill-health. Every month other young people from both sides join the afternoon meeting, which includes discussions, sharing personal stories and having fun. It can take place in any situation where human beings interact, be it at school, at the workplace or any other social place. Peace Vs. Violence. The camp is now held annually at the European Youth Centre and occasionally in member states. Zlata Kharitonova, participant in Youth Peace Ambassadors. Gender-based violence is one of the most frequent forms of structural and cultural violence. Instead of talking about it, simply meet it. Control Arms is calling for a "bulletproof" Arms Trade Treaty that would hold governments accountable for illegal arms transfers. The declaration also devotes a specific article to the rights of victims, including their right to seek justice and a breakdown of the obligations entailed in the human right to peace. 2. The outlawing of the death penalty is also a statement about the infallibility of justice: history shows that judicial mistakes are always possible and that there is the risk that the wrong person may be executed. It concerns the protection of individuals and communities from both the direct threat of physical violence and the indirect threats that result from poverty and other forms of social, economic or political inequalities, as well as natural disasters and disease. physical or behavioural violence such as war, bullying, domestic violence, exclusion or torture, structural violence, e.g. Asian Human Rights Charter, 1998, paragraph 4.1. Data from the Overseas Development Institute (www.odi.org ) shows that we could deliver free primary and secondary education in all the poor countries around the world for $32 billion per year, this is less than a single week's global military spending. The 7th Conference of European Ministers responsible for Youth (Budapest, 2005) was devoted to youth policy responses to violence. History is filled, after all, with coups, rebellions and civil wars. Combatants for Peace – is a movement which was started jointly by Palestinians and Israelis who have taken an active part in the cycle of violence and now fight for peace. Amartya Sen. From a human rights perspective, the deprivation of the liberty of a person as a consequence of a criminal offence does not take away their inherent humanity. 2 bullets are produced each year for every person on the planet. Repressing people's right to freedom of expression and association. 19(1)] (www.ohchr.org). Also stresses that the deep fault line that divides human society between the rich and the poor and the ever-increasing gap between the de- More information about the effects of armed conflicts can be found in War and Terrorism and in various other sections of this manual. According to Amnesty International, about 60% of human rights violations documented by the organisation have involved the use of small arms and light weapons.4, Controlling Arms Trade Human rights defenders are people who individually, or with others, promote and protect human rights through peaceful and non-violent means. The production and export of arms is often encouraged on economic grounds with little con- sideration to the impact on peace and security. Stresses the importance of peace for the promotion and protection of all human rights for all; Read more about our COVID-19 plan of action. Peace Or Violence. Examples from throughout history illustrate how civil movements have brought about change and better access to people's human rights. www.ohchr.org   According to the UNFPA, gender-based violence "both reflects and reinforces inequities between men and women and compromises the health, dignity, security and autonomy of its victims. However, peace is also increasingly being recognised as a human right itself, as an emerging human right or part of the so-called solidarity rights. By quoting the most well known figure of choosing peace in the face of violence (in possibly the most respected civil rights movement in the history of the United States) it just become a feet of God to turn around and convince the audience that violence is okay when justified. It encompasses a wide range of human rights violations, including sexual abuse of children, rape, domestic violence, sexual assault and harassment, trafficking of women and girls and several harmful traditional practices. The possession of or control over natural resources such as water, arable land, mineral oil, metals, natural gas, and so on, have often fuelled violent conflicts throughout history. Inspiring examples of and study notes for conducting training can be found on their website. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights prohibits propaganda for war as well as "advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence" (Article 20). APA Division 48 promotes peace in the world at large and within nations, communities and families. The ministerial conference was the culmination of a project against violence in daily life which resulted in various educational instruments and initiatives to prevent and address violence, such as the manual for Living Library organisers. It encourages psychological and multidisciplinary research, education, and training on issues concerning peace, nonviolent conflict resolution, reconciliation and the causes, consequences and prevention of violence and destructive conflict. Our services are offered in English, Spanish and ASL. They are executed by a shot to the back of the head. This project should help to create a strong basis for peace building, mutual understanding and tolerance. Ou bien le "V" de violence. Violence places a massive burden on national economies in health care, law enforcement and lost productivity. Search for Common Ground implements conflict-transformation programmes. Useful information for human rights defenders: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) estimates that at least 740,000 women, men, young people and children are killed each year by armed violence; most of those affected live in poverty. 19; ICCPR art. I may have to use violence for self-defence; I expect a policeman to use, in extreme cases, some kind of violence to protect me or my family from violence from other people. 16; CRPD art. Lower education opportunities in disadvantaged neighbourhoods, limited access to leisure for foreigners, harmful working conditions in certain fields of work, and so on, are acts of structural and cultural violence which have a direct influence on people's access to their rights. Today's human rights violations are the causes of tomorrow's conflicts. Structural and cultural forms of violence are often deeply impregnated in societies to the point of being perceived as inherent. The linkages between SDG 16 and human rights are: Peace is a way of living together so that all members of society can accomplish their human rights. A full-text translation in Chinese of this article appeared in our Renmin Ribao (People's Daily) on September 25, 1963. 1. In 2011, 1,923 people in 63 countries were known to have been sentenced to death and 676 executions were known to have been carried out in 20 countries. The family members are informed only after execution, and the place of burial is kept in secret. Question: How free and safe is it to report or denounce human rights abuse and violations in your country? There are 10 targets, for instance 16.1 to reduce all forms of violence, 16.2 end abuse and all forms of violence against and torture of children. My human right to security implies that the state and its agents protect me from violence. Quelqu'un sait ce qu'il avance. Violent acts are sometimes necessary in order to protect the human rights of other people. 9 From the film Barrio De Paz Peace or Violence: Differences Between the Navajo and Babylonian Creation Myths "The study of world history is an exhilarating project that offers unparallel opportunity to understand oneself and one's own society in relation to the larger world" (Bently xvii). The right to peace is also codified in some regional documents such as the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights and the Asian Human Rights Charter. Learn more about the free services we offer. Stromae mit Peace or Violence aus dem Album Cheese. 40). The connection between international human rights and the right to peace is very strong, notably because the absence of peace leads to so many violations of human rights. http://www.civilrightsdefenders.org, Investigating, reporting human rights violations and educating people about human rights and campaigning for justice can be dangerous work. [Pont] Peace Or Violence. Gender-based violence does not have to be physical. Belarus is the only country in Europe that in 2012 still carried out executions. 4 http://controlarms.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/killer_facts_en.pdf  Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe. Other dimensions of the right to peace are the right to disobedience and conscientious objection, the right to resist and oppose oppression and the right to disarmament. 5 www.unfpa.org/gender/violence.htm Ghandi. 2; CRC art. The enforcement of the King’s peace was itself steeped in violence; violence that has carried through to today. Any one of these abuses can leave deep psychological scars, damage the health of women and girls in general, including their reproductive and sexual health, and in some instances, results in death"5. Global Campaign for Peace Education of the Hague Appeal for Peace, FIAN is an international human rights organisation that has advocated for the realisation of the right to food. The Santiago Declaration on the Human Right to Peace, adopted in 2010 by The International Congress on the Human Right to Peace, is one of the most elaborate documents on peace as a human right. For example, exposure to violent behaviour in detention and separation from families and community may undermine the idea of rehabilitation and push them further into criminal activities. Peace Or Violence. Responding to Conflict  provides training for conflict transformation. collective security and well-being; …"11, The opposite of violence isn't non-violence, it's power. I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent. 1 World report on violence and health, WHO 2002, Geneva p 5: http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2002/9241545615.pdf The United Network of Young Peacebuilders is a network of youth-led organisations working towards establishing peaceful societies. 10 Nelsa Libertad Curbelo is a former nun and street gang mediator in Ecuador The duration of song is 03:09. www.fian.org. The following are some examples to consider the variety, seriousness and creativity of peace builders and human rights defenders. Empowerment enables people to develop their potential and become full participants in decision making. www.frontlinedefenders.org/ The programme helps youth leaders to recognise and address prejudice, combating aggressive and exclusive forms of nationalism, and implementing intercultural learning and human rights education. 2(3), 14-15; CEDAW art. veloped world and the developing world pose a major threat to global prosperity, peace, human rights, security and stability; Moreover, a huge number of people are injured by armed violence and face long-term suffering because of it. One such classification includes: Question: Are direct, structural and/or cultural violence present in your community? tion of all States; Stromae - Peace or Violence (English Translation) Lyrics: Peace or violence? 4. Meet your own prejudice! We have to learn from the past and make efforts to avoid the reoccurrence of terrible events against humanity which previous generations lived through. World Health Organisation2. artist - Stromae directed by Raf Reyntjens & Joris Rabijns produced by Eva Van Riet @ Rabbit Brussels cinematography by Rik Zang stylism by Regina Van Eijden makeup by Lili Dangvu edited by Reinder Vankeerbergen @ The Fridge Bullying can be direct, confronting a person face-to-face, or indirect by spreading rumours or harming someone over the Internet, for example. 9 years ago. It is as an essential element to the realisation of all human rights. Barbara Frey6. 5; ICCPR art. Starvation is the characteristic of some people not having enough to eat. Yet, while protecting the innocent12, custody and imprisonment are often also, unfortunately, the places where human rights violations appear. Question: How is your country part of the competition for scarce resources? In Johan Galtung's 1969 paper, "Violence, Peace and Peace Research," he presents his theory of the Conflict Triangle, a framework used in the study of peace and conflict, with the purpose of defining the three key elements of violence that form this "triangle. The youth sector of the Council of Europe has also initiated and supported youth-led projects addressing conflict and promoting peace education. 8 Evans, A., Resource scarcity, fair shares and development, WWF / Oxfam, Discussion paper, 2011   Structural violence results from unjust and inequitable social and economic structures and manifesting itself in for example, poverty and deprivation of all kinds. poverty and deprivation of basic resources and access to rights; oppressive systems that enslave, intimidate, and abuse dissenters as well as the poor, powerless and marginalised. Building a culture of human rights is a pre-condition to achieving a state of peace. 1) VIOLENCE “ Bobby Martin had already stuffed his pockets full of stones…” (para. The adoption by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe of the White Paper on Intercultural Dialogue "Living Together as Equals in Dignity", confirmed the political relevance of these approaches, and emphasised the need for dialogue between cultures for the development and safeguarding of peaceful societies. Political scientist Erica Chenoweth used to believe, as many do, that violence is the most reliable way to get rid of a dictator. 5. I couldn’t sleep for a long time after that. NO, violence ever promotes peace. This is why the measures taken by the state against people who have acted violently against others must not be arbitrary, must respect their inherent dignity, and must protect these persons against torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Therefore, peace cannot be defined only by negative peace. This builds on Chenoweth’s earlier study, which suggested that between 2000 and 2006, 70% of nonviolent campaigns succeeded, five times the success rate for violent ones. POV is committed to social service, social change and social justice. Not all violence is illegal or illegitimate. Non-violence is the supreme law of life. It can take the form of physical, psychological or verbal aggression. It is appropriate to look at the primary religious text of Christians, because this religion bills itself explicitly as a religion of peace more than most others. The polarisation of gender roles during armed conflicts is increased, women thus being seen as objects of war and territories to be conquered. 12], Right to participate in public affairs [UDHR art. Established in 1971 by pioneering feminist activists, Peace Over Violence is a sexual and domestic violence, intimate partner stalking, child abuse and youth violence prevention center headquartered in Los Angeles. Positive peace means no war or violent conflict combined with a situation where there is equity, justice and development. Control Arms is a global civil society alliance campaigning for an international legally-binding treaty that will stop the transfer of arms and ammunition. 2(c)], Right to legal personality [UDHR art. cultural violence, e.g. Our services are offered in English, Spanish and American Sign Language. Peace, therefore, is to be seen as both internal and external processes which affect us. What this early history shows is that breach of the peace is not simply the modern question of ‘violence or threatened violence’ on the part of the breacher. Human Development Report, 1994. Johan Galtung, a recognised Norwegian scholar and researcher, defined two aspects of peace. 3; ICCPR arts. "The Human Rights Council … Negative peace means that there is no war, no violent conflict between states or within states. The Special Rapporteur seeks, receives, examines and responds to information on the situation of human rights defenders, promotes the effective implementation of the Declaration and recommends strategies to protect human rights defenders.7. The database of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute3 shows in 2014 the USA (€610 billion) as the biggest military spender, followed by China (€216 billion) and then three European countries, Russia ($84 billion) the United Kingdom ($60 billion) and France (€62 billion). 25], Right to access to information [UDHR art. While doing so, a peace-building documentary will be filmed. The concept of peace also has an important cultural dimension. Translation to : EN HU SR TR. Although it is difficult to have clear statistics, research shows that bullying is an increasing problem. 14 Don't judge a book by its cover – the Living Library Organiser's Guide, Abergel R. et al, Council of Europe Publishing, 2005, Manual for Human Rights Education with Young people, Introduction to the 2012 edition of Compass, Approaches to human rights education in Compass, Human Rights Activism and the Role of NGOs, Status of ratification of major international human rights instruments, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, www.amnesty.org/en/human-rights-defenders, Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict, http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2002/9241545615.pdf, www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/violence/en/, http://controlarms.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/killer_facts_en.pdf, Disclaimer - © Council of Europe 2021 - © photo credit, direct violence, e.g. Violence against women is the mainstay of pornography. 1) and "States, individually, jointly or as part of multilateral organisations", as the principal duty holders of the human right to peace". An expanded understanding of violence includes not only direct "behavioural" violence, but also structural violence, which is often unconscious. World military spending is steadily increasing; in 2014 the world spent an estimated €1776 billion on the military. Young people play an important role in this change. Peace as absence-of-killing violence is such a concept; as is peace as an absence of legally declared war or a peace treaty (or any written social contract, for that matter). There is a positive lesson here, that nonviolence works – at least better than violence. The Council of Europe works to promote social justice, and to avoid the escalation of violent conflicts and prevent wars and terrorist activities. Question: In practice, what does the human right to peace mean for you? 19, 37(a)), including trafficking (CRC arts. In 2000, the United Nations established a Special Rapporteur whose main mission is to support implementation of the 1998 Declaration on human rights defenders. Building and maintaining a culture of peace is a shared challenge for humankind. The campaign emphasises that domestic regulations have failed to adapt to increasing globalisation of the arms trade since different parts of weapons are produced in different places and transferred to other countries to be assembled. Question: How much does your country of residence spend on arms production and purchases annually? In the past, some argued that smacking was a harmless form of punishment which enabled parents to educate their children, whereas others considered it a violent form of physical punishment. The Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict is a global network seeking a new international consensus on moving from reaction to prevention of violent conflict. Can violence promote peace? The Living Library Organiser's Guide14. It is not the characteristic of there not being enough to eat. However, the outlawing of the death penalty is also a testament to the belief of the right to life and dignity - and to a fair trial. from Raf Reyntjens Plus . 6(1), 9(1); ICPED art. Wangari Maathai. Such learning can only be achieved with systematic education for peace. This song is sung by Stromae. After the Youth Peace Camp 2011, six Israeli and Palestinian participants decided to keep meeting on the cease fire or so-called "green line". 11 UN General Asembly, 15 July 2011, Document A/HRC/RES/1/7/16 of the Human Rights Council The organisation encourages political leaders and civil society to build and nourish a culture of peace instead of a culture of violence and it raises awareness of the cost of violence, the perspectives of a peaceful future, the importance of democracy and democratic skills, as well as promoting humanism, human dignity, freedom and solidarity. 2 www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/violence/en/ The declaration recognises individuals, groups, peoples and all humankind as holders of the "inalienable right to a just, sustainable and lasting peace" (Art. Join us in building phase 2 of this new brave space. www.penalreform.org. Article 1 of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders. 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