dear life 84
dear life,
listen to what the Iranian nobel-prize winning lawyer, Shirin Ebadi, has said yesterday in the conference on "The right to peace" held in Tehran (Shargh newspaper, 5 Tir 1386): "peace is one of the basic human rights and without it, other human rights, inlcuding freedom of speech, the right to education, to take part in free elections, will all lose their meaning." what is interesting is the definition she provides of peace: "The question is if a country is not directly involved in a war, is it [necessarily] in peace? if this is a correct definition of peace, it should be said that it is a definition for previous centuries and today with the new conditions of the current society, a new definition is given of peace. Based on international definitions, peace is: the combination of conditions in which people can express their ideas and beliefs, their human integrity is respected, and their needs is satisfied with no fear of punishment." she concludes with the striking question: So what will we understand with just a quick glimpse at our own country? Are we living in peace?
that really makes you think. Are we already involved in a war without ourselves consciouly admitting it?
listen to what the Iranian nobel-prize winning lawyer, Shirin Ebadi, has said yesterday in the conference on "The right to peace" held in Tehran (Shargh newspaper, 5 Tir 1386): "peace is one of the basic human rights and without it, other human rights, inlcuding freedom of speech, the right to education, to take part in free elections, will all lose their meaning." what is interesting is the definition she provides of peace: "The question is if a country is not directly involved in a war, is it [necessarily] in peace? if this is a correct definition of peace, it should be said that it is a definition for previous centuries and today with the new conditions of the current society, a new definition is given of peace. Based on international definitions, peace is: the combination of conditions in which people can express their ideas and beliefs, their human integrity is respected, and their needs is satisfied with no fear of punishment." she concludes with the striking question: So what will we understand with just a quick glimpse at our own country? Are we living in peace?
that really makes you think. Are we already involved in a war without ourselves consciouly admitting it?
posted by friend @ 7:08 PM
1 Comments:
At 4:09 PM,
Ali Herischi said…
What she was sayoing is the definition of "positive peace";
The condition characterized by the existence of peaceful social and cultural beliefs and norms; the presence of justice at all levels (economic, social, and political); the shared democratic use of power; and non-violence.
and "Negative peace" is;
The condition characterized by the absence of war and “direct” violence.
liberalsm believed in positive peace,as the meaning of "Salam" is wishing more than peace....
http://www.answers.com/topic/peace-and-conflict-studies
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