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- What motivated you (or your organization) to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?
- We live in an age of unprecedented violence: locally, nationally and globally. India being the largest democracy in the world, there is a need to make the democratic process present in every area of our lives. Peace in this effort is imperative and respect for human rights by all is the need of the hour. A culture of peace will be achieved when all citizens understand the problems, have the skills to resolve conflict constructively, know and live by international standards of human rights, gender and racial equality, appreciate cultural diversity, respect for individual differences, a sense of tolerance and respect for the integrity of the Earth. Such learning cannot be achieved without intentional, sustained and systematic education for peace.
- Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself or the work of your organization (no more than 3 paragraphs)
- PEACE EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTER, DELHI (PERC, Delhi)
(Formerly Known as Hague Appeal for Peace, Delhi University (HAP, DU) established 1998)
The Peace Education Resource Centre, India is a Peace Forum. It came into being as a result of the effort of the concerned students from University of Delhi endorsing “The Hague Agenda for Peace and Justice in the 21st Century”.
HAP, DU was initially a voluntary students’ body. Gradually many like-minded people from various fields joined the body and have led to the formation of Peace Education Resource Centre Delhi (PERC, Delhi) which is a more formal and structured.
Today PERC, India comprises of more than 30 members from different areas of interest, communities and faiths from various parts of the country.
Members of the PERC, India commit themselves to working together on the main objective of promoting and building a culture of Peace through Peace Education.
We believe that Peace Education is a participatory holistic process that includes teaching for and about democracy and human rights, nonviolence, social and economic justice, gender equality, environmental sustainability, disarmament, traditional peace practices, international law and human security.
- Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise
- INDIA
- What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?
- INDIA
- What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?
- INVOLVED IN PEACE EDUCATION
- Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?
- Education, Gender
PAST ACTIVITIES OF PERC:
PERC have been actively involved in many activities since its inception in 1998. Such as:
1. Workshop on Core Concepts in Peace Education
2. Screening of film “A force more powerful” and discussion
3. Talks on
- Gender and Peace
- Tribal People and Peace
- Indo-Pak Relations: A Dialogue or a Confrontation
- Civil Society and Peace
- Spirituality, Society and Peace
- Violence and the Environment
- Indigenous People: Existing Scenario
- Peace Education and Human Rights
- Indigenous People in India
- Peace Education: An absolute necessity with special reference to Northeast India
- Challenges to Securing Human Rights in the Contemporary Era
4. Campus Cleans Campaign & Hepatitis B Vaccination program
5. A Cultural night on the theme “A Culture of Peace”
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There is an institution called PERC in Sri Lanka which does not stand for the same purpose. It is Public Enterprise Reform Commission.
I do not know whether PERC Delhi would take any interest in bringing about PEACE in Sri Lanka but I would be happy IF members of PERC Delhi take an interest in pushing the GOI to pressure the Sri Lankan Government to stop the war and move towards PEACE with a political solution.
Elsewhere down below I find a strong Appeal made by Rene Wadlow on 16th February 2009. While thanking him for making the appeal, I join him in stressing the need of the members of PERC Delhi to voice their support in this connection as a first step to bring PEACE to Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka : The Last Round ?
Rene Wadlow
With the Sri Lankan government troops closing in to the remaining Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) stronghold, it looks as if this is the last round of a military struggle that began in 1983 but whose roots go back at least to independence in 1948. The ongoing conflict between the Sinhala and the Tamils that has ebbed and flowed derives its emotional force, in part, from competing beliefs that began during the colonial period about legitimate rule, economic wellbeing, and sacred authority.
The Office to the United Nations, Geneva, Association of World Citizens has had a long-standing concern with the conflict in Sri Lanka and has made frequent calls for good-faith negotiations on the political and administrative structure of the State. I had thought that reason would win out over the irrational drive to settle complicated issues of social-political structures through armed violence. I seem to have been wrong since both the government and the LTTE gave up negotiations in exchange for a military ‘solution’. A military victory seems now possible for the government forces.
There are two short-term dangers. There are some 200,000 people trapped between the LTTE militias and the government troops. There have been appeals from the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross for a cease-fire so that civilians, especially the sick and wounded, can leave the fighting area. As this is being written (11 Feb. 2009), there is no cease-fire and none seems in view.
There have been calls from the Government to the LTTE leadership to lay down their arms and end the fighting. Again, this is a logical possibility, but given past LTTE willingness to fight to the bitter end, a massive rendition seems unlikely. Thus, there may be a heavy loss of life of those caught in the cross-fire.
The second danger is revenge killings on a large scale. The Tamil-Sinhalese conflict has been extremely bitter. Many families in both communities have lost kin. Although binding up the wounds of war should be the first priority, there is always a danger that revenge killings take place. Logically, the establishment of social cohesion — that is, an ongoing process of developing a community of shared values and opportunities based on a sense of trust, hope and reciprocity — should be the prime aim of government policy. However, there are small groups of violent individuals who may be ready to kill for revenge or to get rid of rivals.
Therefore, the Office to the UN, Geneva, of the Association of World Citizens has sent a three-point appeal to the President of Sri Lanka, Mr Mahinda Rajapaksa:
1) calling for the respect of international humanitarian law as expressed in the Red Cross Geneva Conventions;
2) appealing for the protection of all civilians both during the on-going conflict and especially in the period following the end of armed conflict during which there is a danger of revenge killings. We are sure that Sri Lanka will respect universally-recognized human rights standards;
3) appealing further that serious consultations on the governmental and administrative structures of the State be undertaken so as to facilitate national unity based on the respect of individual views and aspirations.
Wide support for these three aims would be welcome. Letters could be sent to the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York:
H.E. H.M.G.S. Palikakkara
Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka
630 Third Ave.
New York, NY 10017, USA
Rene Wadlow, Representative to the United Nations, Geneva, Association of World Citizens
would be nice to know more about the centre. its based in delhi, isnt it? what kind of activities are going on there at the moment?
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Ananya S Guha
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