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- Balkans (mainly Kosovo), Sudan, Nepal
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- Nepal
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- Project Coordinator (human rights, peace building)
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- Alternative Dispute Resolution, Peacebuilding, Conflict Resolution
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- Training, Evaluation, Program Design
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EMU Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) 2010 accepting applications
November 5, 2009 to January 8, 2010 – Eastern Mennonite University
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Canadian School of Peacebuilding 2010 - Accepting Applications
November 10, 2009 to April 1, 2010 – Canadian Mennonite University, Winnipeg, Canada
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10TH JAN TINBERGEN EUROPEAN PEACE SCIENCE CONFERENCE
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International Peace Research Association conference
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Would love to be part of your effort and do whatever I can to help promote Peace Education.
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One of the main causes for the unrest in the country has recently been told in public is that "the country belongs to the Sinhalese" and it has not been refuted by anyone in authority. This thinking of the politicians (not of the Sinhalese people but their minds are being poisoned little by little) is one of the basic causes. Please think it over. It was the original thinking of the first Prime Minister D.S.Senanayake in 1948 and he started putting it into practice without telling it openly. First and foremost he started to weaken the Tamils politically by introducing the citizenship act and the colonization schemes. It was followed by the language policy of S.W.R.D.Bandaranayake in 1956 and this was further followed by his widow, the first woman Prime Minister of the world with the introduction of "standardization" in education policy, nationalizing trade and estates during her period 1970 to 1977.
I do not want to go further because these have been said and written for far too long a period. It is better to move towards a solution rather than continue to express or analyze the problem. We will have to aim for a change of heart not just a change of mind. Dialogues go beyond sharing and understanding to transforming participants. While the process begins with the individual, it eventually involves groups and institutions. Ultimately, dialogues can effect how policies are made.
With this end in view, I have prepared a set of suggestions that would lead to peace in the country is humbly submitted for your valuable comments:
In Sri Lanka, the trouble started due to discrimination and injustice and continues due to bribery and corruption. These may be the reasons for troubles in other countries too.
Current wars have to be ended and new wars have to be prevented. To achieve this goal the present system of Democratic Governance has to be changed to one that is really democratic in its true sense.
In the present democratic system it is only the powerful - speech, money and thuggery - can join the ruling class to suppress or convert others all others as their subjects and is a fertile ground for "corruption" in various forms to thrive.
In my opinion "Corruption" includes any kind of waste, neglect and every form of malpractice, dishonesty, abuse, misuse, unreasonable exercise of power, failure or refusal to exercise power, anything and everything left undone which results in the right of the people being denied or impaired.
Without a "just society" in existence much talked about "terrorism" cannot be eradicated. For the creation of a "just society" there should be "good governance" in the country. For the creation of "good governance" in the country "corruption" in ALL its forms must be eradicated. And to eradicate "corruption" the present democratic system of governance, where full power to make final decisions ultimately rests in the hands of one person, must be changed.
So the only way to salvage a country is to change the present system of governance to one that is truly democratic where the final decision-making power will NOT be in the hands of ONE person BUT shared by as many people as possible and thus restricting any individual hasty decisions that might lead to trouble everywhere.
To make a country truly democratic, the powers of the Parliament (the decision making supreme body of a country) should be split and separated and each of the separated powers must be handled by different groups of persons selected and elected by the people for the purpose of administering EACH SET OF POWERS or duties as the case may be so that no single group has the full power. All the groups together will make the whole. The country is not divided but the powers of parliament are divided/separated.
Different groups have to be elected for such purposes as administration, fiscal management, planning, implementing, policy and law making, auditing and for any other function that may be deemed necessary.
The group that is entrusted with the power to make laws and regulations shall not be given the duty/power of implementing/administering the laws and regulations.
Particular care should be taken to see that all powers are NOT CONCENTRATED in one place and that they do not overlap and there must not be a secret budget to be handled by a single person.
All transactions should be transparent including Diplomacy which has to be diplomatically transparent.
One set of powers dealing with the development of the country should be given to the set of representatives at the village level. The people of each and every village must be empowered to determine their way of life (lifestyle). The life-style of a village, its lands and resources shall not be disturbed by external forces.
All plans of development of a village that remotely/indirectly affects the village must have the concurrence of the people of that village concerned.
It has to be ensured that people are treated equitably regardless of their gender, race, colour, ethnic or national origins, age, disability, socio-economic background, religious or political beliefs and affiliations, marital status, family responsibilities, sexual orientation or other inappropriate distinction;
The decision-making powers with regard to each and every set of powers must be spread through-out the country.
With such system in practice discrimination, injustice, bribery and corruption, the four pillars of an Evil society might become history.
When the above four pillars of Evil are eradicated, the people would be living under a system that would guarantee sustainable peace, prosperity and a pleasant living to everyone in any country.
Comments on the above views are solicited from everyone with a view to prevent future wars and end current wars.
Lisa,
Thanks for adding me in your friends list. Lets be in touch and share ideas.
Shiva
Its nice to see you in this network. As you mentioned in the profile that you are working for Human rights. can you please let me know that in which agency are you working?
Thanks a lot for your contribution in Nepal.
i am working in UNMIN in Nepalgunj. Please keep on touch
Bye
rawat_salyan@yahoo.com
rawatp@un.org
Thank you so very much for your welcome note of March 26!
My little "serious satire" booklet (the fictitious conversation between Pres. George W. Bush and Sheikh Osama bin Laden) is now available also for a download e-book by going to :
If I may add another piece of information:
I have had another more academic book in the works that will come out in July: The Shifting Grounds of Conflict and Peacebuilding, Stories and Lessons. It is a memoir of Ambassador John McDonald's ( a U.S. former diplomat) life and mostly work. He can be considered as one of the fathers of the multi-track diplomacy approach (he has done work in Nepal as well (see http://imtd.org/cgi-bin/imtd.cgi?page=nepal). More infos on the Shifting Grounds... - book will be on my webpage (www.reconfigure.ch) soon.
So much for now. I wish you all the very best for your most important work in Nepal and look foward to keeping in touch. Noa
Just heard about your work from Norbert Ropers in Bangkok. Also based in Nepal at the moment. Hope we can find time to exchnage ideas about HR frameworks for peace processes.
Hannes
Happy to wax poetical about my work. Who are you working for in Nepal? Are you associated with the OTI program there? Let me know any specific questions you may heave about BGD, and I am happy to offer my experiences (liberally peppered with a little cynical observation), if you should like. Let me know...
Regards,
Lee
Enjoy the festival. I'd like to hear more about it when you have a chance.
Chris
It seems we share some common interests so I wanted to make my introduction. I'm Chris from New Orleans. I'm studying Comparative legal systems at Tulane Law School and am very interested in Human Rights and Mediation and Negotiation. Given our common interests it would be good to start communication so we can refer to each other for advice in the future. Please take a minute to view my page and leave a message if you like.
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On the occasion of International Women Day On 8th March,2008. A Big rally of Women’s Workers was jointly organized by Pakistan Transport Workers Federation (PTWF) and Pakistan Labour Federation (PLF) Led by , President Muhammad Rafiq Qureshi, Secretary General Haji Muhammad Saeed, Mrs Shamila Sadiq from PLF Office to Assembly Hall Lahore.
While addressing the Rally Haji Muhammad Saeed calling for equal Rights and highlighting the urgent need for human security. He said that for increasing women’s representation of women in decision making the United Nations Security Council Resolution,1325,should,be,ratified.The Women’s working in Rural Areas more that 15 hours and they have no Right to form Trade Unions and also they are not given the Old Age Benefits, Pension, Social Security. He said that the Women Workers are facing difficult working condition in private and public sectors.
Mr Waheed Ahmad Ch Advocate Legal Advisor PLF/PTWF said that Trade Unions have a history in the struggle for social and economic rights, equal opportunities and human dignity. He said that in PLF the number of Women’s officials increased and making full use of women Trade Unionists skill and Experience in all areas of activities. He Said that the justice system, especially the criminal justice system was not pro-poor. Given the fact that a large number of women from the poorer sections of society bear the brunt of various kinds of violence, and the fact that such women and their families are not a position to bear the expenses incurred when seeking justice, the criminal justice system must fully utilize all the tools it has to provide justice, including the awarding to compensation directly to the victim and utilization of legal aid. he also stressed on the immediate necessity to draft and implement a law affording state protection to victims and witnesses of heinous crimes, in order to protect them from further harassment and to ensure that the perpetrator is punished accordingly. he commented that special laws present for the protection of women have some serious loopholes and some punishments that come across as too extreme. Extreme punishments often discourage the legal system from finding men guilty of the crimes of which they are charged.
He said that in our society the women’s has full influence on her children's and Women can play very effective Role to stop the suicide attacks and killing of innocent peoples
The following resolution passed by the participants
All women’s representatives are to be actively involved in all decision-making at every stage of the planning and resource management.
PLF should make planning to organize the Seminars at city level, Districts level in Educational Institutions to stop the Terrorism and suicide attacks. PLF also create awareness amongst the youth.
The Participants appreciated the efforts of ILO and international Organization for their action programme on achieving Gender Equality in Trade Unions.
Mrs Shamila Sadiq said that every year we are organizing the Rally and Meeting on 8th March and after that we are waiting for the next 8th March. She said that we should continue our activities for the social protection and siop the harassment and violence against women.
Mrs Naheed Akhtar,Rukhsana Nahid,Mrs Yasmmen Khakwani,Mrs Zahida,Muhammad Rafiq Qureshi,Muhammad Rasheed,Molvi Muhammad Aslam,Malik Khalid Mahmood also addressed the Rally
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