Allegations of sexual violence by Russian troops in Ukraine are mounting, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Monday, expressing regret over a stark discrepancy between that painful reality, and the global community’s ambition to end the use of rape as a weapon of war.
Pramila Patten, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict, recalled her recent visit to Ukraine and outlined the elements of a recently signed Framework of Cooperation on the Prevention and Response to Conflict-Related Sexual Violence, which seeks to strengthen accountability and combat those abhorrent crimes.
“Too often have the needs of women and girls in conflict settings been side-lined and treated as an afterthought,” she said, welcoming that fact that the newly signed Framework makes them an explicit priority.
Recalling the Council’s many resolutions – backed up by international law – prohibiting the use of sexual violence as a tactic of war, the Special Representative highlighted the gaping chasm between those commitments and the situation of many women around the world.
“Painfully, my visit cast into stark relief the gap that still exists between the aspiration of prevention expressed by this Council through the robust normative framework that has been established over the past decade, and the reality on the ground for the most vulnerable,” she said.
As of 3 June, the Human Rights Monitoring Team of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights had received reports of 124 alleged acts of conflict-related sexual across Ukraine.
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Pramila Patten, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, briefs members of the UN Security Council.
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Women and girls constituted most of the alleged victims, while some reporting instances of sexual violence were also men and boys.
A national hotline on domestic violence, human trafficking and gender-based discrimination has been set up, and has received multiple shocking reports ranging from gang rape, to coercion, where loved ones are forced to watch an act of sexual violence committed against a partner or a child.
Urgent action
Against that backdrop, Ms. Patten urged humanitarian actors to prioritize support for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence as a life-saving component of their work.
She also warned against waiting too long to act.
“An active battle-ground is never conducive to accurate ‘book-keeping’ […] if we wait for hard data and statistics, it will always be too late,” she said, calling on the international community to mobilize immediately.
“We do not need hard data for a scaled-up humanitarian response, nor for all parties to put in place preventive measures,” she added.
Trafficking risks ‘alarmingly evident’
Detailing the provisions of the recently signed Framework of Cooperation, she said it will help strengthen cooperation between those working to combat and deter sexual violence in Ukraine.
It also aims to reduce the risk posed by human traffickers to those fleeing Ukraine, and to provide services to victims.
However, she cautioned that the protection challenges facing the nearly 6.8 million people who have fled the country are unprecedented, and the heightened risks of trafficking in persons – including for purposes of sexual exploitation and prostitution – have been “alarmingly evident” since the start of the conflict.
Against that backdrop, she urged the Council and the global donor community to stand in solidarity with Ukrainian authorities and UN entities to support the Framework’s implementation.
“It is crucial to ensure that the level of political focus, as well as the allocation of resources for a comprehensive response, is commensurate with the scale and complexity of the problem,” she said.
According to the unanimous opinion of the competent specialists in international relations, the special military operation is the last and decisive chord in the process of transition from a unipolar to a multipolar world.
Multipolarity sometimes seems intuitive, but once we try to give precise definitions or a correct theoretical description, everything becomes less obvious. I believe that today my work “Theory of the Multipolar World” is more relevant than ever. But since people have forgotten to read – especially voluminous theoretical texts, will try to share the basics.
The main actor in a multipolar world order is not the nation state (as in the theory of realism in international relations), but neither is the world government (as in the theory of liberalism in international relations). This is the State-Civilization. Other names for this are “Great Space”, “Empire”, “Ecumenical”.
The term “civilization state” is most commonly used in China. Both ancient and modern. Since ancient times, the Chinese have developed the theory of “Tiansha”,” China “, according to which China is the center of the world, as a meeting place of the unifying Heaven and the dividing Earth. In addition, the “Celestial Empire” can be a single state or it can be dismantled and then reassembled. In addition, Khan’s China itself is a culturally forming principle for neighboring nations that are not directly part of China – mainly Korea, Vietnam, Indochina and even fairly independent Japan.
The nation-state is a product of the European modern age, and in some cases a post-colonial construction. The State-Civilization has ancient roots and … indefinitely changing borders. The state-civilization sometimes pulsates – now expanding, now narrowing, but always remaining a constant phenomenon.
Modern China adheres to international politics strictly according to the Tianxi principle. The One Road, One Belt initiative is an excellent example of what this looks like in practice. And the Chinese Internet, which disrupts all kinds of networks and resources that could weaken the civilizational identity at China’s entrance, demonstrates how to build defense mechanisms.
The state-civilization can interact with the outside world, but never depends on it and always retains self-sufficiency, autonomy and autarchy.
The state-Civilization is always more than a state both in the spatial and in the temporal (historical) aspect.
Russia is increasingly gravitating towards the same status. After the beginning of the SVO, this became not just a wish, but an urgent need. As in the case of China, Russia has every reason to claim that it is a civilization. This theory was most fully developed by the Russian Eurasianists, who introduced the concept of “world state” or – which is the same – “Russian world”. Continent-Russia. In fact, the Russia-Eurasia concept is a direct indication of Russia’s civilizational status. Russia is more than a nation state (which is the Russian Federation). Russia is a separate world.
Russia was a civilization in the era of the Empire and remained so in the Soviet era. Ideologies and regimes have changed, but the identity has remained the same.
The struggle for Ukraine is nothing but a struggle for the State-Civilization. The same applies to the peaceful union of Russia and Belarus and the economic integration of the post-Soviet Eurasian space.
The multipolar world consists of States-Civilizations. This is a kind of world of worlds, a megacosmos that includes entire galaxies. And here it is important to determine how many such states-civilizations can even theoretically exist?
Of course, India belongs to this type, it is a typical State-Civilization, which even today has sufficient potential to become a full participant in international politics.
Then the Islamic world – from Indonesia to Morocco. Here, the division of countries and different ethnocultural enclaves still does not allow us to talk about political unity. There is an Islamic civilization, but the question of its assembly in the State-Civilization is quite problematic. Moreover, the history of Islam knows several types of Civilizations – from the Caliphate (First, Umayyad, Abbasid, etc.) to the three components of the empire of Genghis Khan, who turned to / accepted / Islam / the Golden Horde, the state of the Ilhans. and the ulus Chagatai), the Persian Safavid state, the Mughal state, and finally the Ottoman Empire. The boundaries once drawn are still relevant today. But the process of assembling them into one structure requires considerable time and effort.
Latin America and Africa are in the same situation – two macro-civilizations that remain quite separate. But the multipolar world will in one way or another push the integration processes in all these areas.
Now the most important thing: what to do with the West? The theory of the multipolar world is absent in the nomenclature of theories of international relations in the modern West.
Today, the dominant paradigm there is liberalism, which generally denies all sovereignty and any autonomy, abolishes civilizations and religions, ethnic groups and cultures, replacing them with violent liberal ideology, the concept of “human rights”, individualism (leading to borders) of gender and transgender policy), materialism and technical progress, elevated to the highest value (Artificial Intelligence). The goal of liberalism is to abolish nation-states and create a World Government based on Western norms and rules.
This line was followed by Biden and the modern Democratic Party in the United States, as well as by most European rulers. This is globalism. He categorically rejects the State-Civilization and any hint of multipolarity. That is why the West is ready for war with Russia and China. In a sense, this war is already being fought – in Ukraine and in the Pacific (the problem of Taiwan), but for now it relies on proxy actors.
There is another influential school in the West – realism in international relations. Here, the nation-state is considered a necessary element of the world order, but only those who have managed to achieve a high level of economic, military-strategic and technological development have sovereignty – almost always at the expense of others.
If liberals see the future in the creation of a World Government, then realists see the future in a union of leading Western powers that establish global rules in their interest. Again, both in theory and in practice, the State-Civilization and the multipolar world are categorically rejected.
This creates a fundamental conflict already at the level of theory. And the lack of mutual understanding here leads to the most radical consequences at the level of direct confrontation.
In the eyes of proponents of multipolarity, the West is also a State-Civilization or even two – North American and European. But Western intellectuals disagree: they have no theoretical framework for this – they know either liberalism or realism, and no multipolarity.
However, there are exceptions among Western theorists, such as Samuel Huntington or Fabio Petito. They, unlike the overwhelming majority, recognize multipolarity and the emergence of new players in the form of civilizations. This is encouraging, because with such ideas it is possible to build a bridge from the proponents of multipolarity (Russia, China, etc.) to the West. At least such a bridge would make negotiations possible. Meanwhile, the West categorically rejects multipolarity and the very concept of “State-Civilization”, the conversation will be held only at the level of a clash of brute force – from military action to economic blockade, information and sanctions wars, etc.
One last thing. To win this war and defend itself, Russia itself must first have a clear understanding of multipolarity. We are already fighting for it, but we still do not fully understand what it is. Therefore, the liberal think tanks created during the Gorbachev-Yeltsin period should be disbanded urgently and new ones should be created – multipolar.
It is also necessary to build the educational paradigm itself – especially at MGIMO, Moscow State University, the Russian University for Friendship of Peoples, the Maurice Thorez Institute, the Diplomatic Academy and specialized universities. Finally, let us really turn to the expanded and full-fledged Eurasian school of thought, which has proved its maximum relevance, but against which open and covert Atlanticists and foreign agents who have penetrated deep into our society continue to fight.
Source: On Russia-Eurasia concept – Pogled.info / 01.06.2022
Relationships make us better – a proven fact. But did you know that romantic connections affect us more than we usually think? We talk about scientific facts that will make you wonder.
Love, romance, passion – all these are integral components of human life. Or rather, most people. If you’ve never been in a romantic relationship before, these scientifically proven facts about love might spur you on. This feeling is important and beneficial not only psychologically and emotionally, but also physically: it helps to better cope with pain and heals wounds.
Healthy relationships make people more confident and increase self-esteem
Lovers help each other to look at the world more positively, increase self-esteem and make the partner more self-confident.
One of the most striking effects of love magic on our body, which has not only been repeatedly proven scientifically, but also personally verified by people who have been in a romantic relationship at least once, is an increase in self-esteem. Lovers, showing sympathy for each other, providing support and attention, help the partner restore or even increase self-esteem, make the loved one more confident in themselves and help perceive the world around them with a positive attitude.
Lovers lower blood pressure
Science has proven that people who have a soul mate in their lives have fewer problems with blood pressure.
A happy marriage or just a romantic relationship is good for blood pressure. This is the conclusion of scientists who published the results of a scientific analysis in the journal Annals of Behavioral Medicine. Researchers have found that people in comfortable romantic relationships or marriages have the fewest problems with high blood pressure, because the “love hormone” helps stabilize them.
The hormone of love works better than any painkiller
Scientific fact: love relationships help our body cope with pain.
It may sound incredible, but love relationships help the body cope with pain. In particular, because of the hormone that is produced in lovers – oxytocin. It is also called the love hormone. According to scientists from the Stanford University School of Medicine, headaches in people under the influence of oxytocin either disappear altogether or are disturbed several times less than when they were alone.
Another scientific experiment by researchers from the same school showed that people who looked at photographs of their lovers accelerated the work of departments in the brain that usually work for a “reward”, which in general can help the body dull pain (both moral and physical). ) and better deal with it.
The couples’ heartbeats are synchronized
In loving people who are in a relationship for a long time, heart rhythms are synchronized.
Two hearts beat in unison – this is not only a beautiful phrase, but also a scientifically proven fact. In loving people who have been in a relationship for a long time, heart rates do indeed synchronize when partners are near each other. This was proved by scientists from the University of Illinois: using a heart monitor, they recorded, measured and compared the pulse of ten elderly couples who have been married for a long time. The result shocked scientists, but proved that love can become a catalyst for even such changes.
People in romantic relationships have less anxiety
Long-term romantic relationships can help reduce levels of anxiety and worry.
If we talk about reducing anxiety, here you need to take into account the factor of duration. It is a long relationship with a loved one who consistently shows interest, attention and desire for you that will help reduce anxiety. Researchers at the State University of New York at Stony Brook have used MRI to study the brains of people in love.
People in romantic relationships are less likely to contract viruses
People who love each other are less likely to get sick after exposure to cold or flu viruses.
As you already understood, love relationships can reduce stress, anxiety and anxiety. So it’s a fact that love can actually boost our immune system. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University found that people who show positive emotions, and that’s exactly what happens in romantic relationships, are less likely to get sick after exposure to cold or flu viruses. A study published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine compared people who were happy and calm with those who seemed anxious or depressed.
Wounds and minor injuries in people in relationships heal faster
People in happy relationships have higher regeneration than those who are single or unhappy with their soul mate.
Everyone remembers how in childhood they ran to mom or dad with a cut finger so that the parent would kiss the wound and it would heal faster? Who would have thought, but it really works. Scientists at the Ohio State University Medical Center conducted a small experiment in which they gathered loving partners and couples in whom relationships were strained and inflicted small wounds on them. The results of the study showed that people in happy relationships have several times higher regeneration, that is, the wounds healed faster.
Married people have longer life expectancy
It turned out that people in relationships or in marriage live much longer than single people.
Perhaps the most important and significant scientifically proven fact: people in relationships and / or in marriage live longer than single people. And their life, as can be understood from the points above, is somewhat simpler and more pleasant than that of those who avoid linking fate with another person. Using health survey data, the researchers found that people who have never been in a romantic relationship are 58% more likely to die prematurely than those who are married. According to one of the scientists, married people live longer because they feel unity with another person, they know that they are loved, they will always be supported and helped.
Members of the Historical Remembrance Group of the European Parliament appealed to the self-government of the Belgian city of Zedelgem with a request to preserve the monument “Latvian Hive of Freedom”, dedicated to Latvian soldiers who were drafted into the legion and imprisoned in the Zedelgem prisoner of war camp after World War II.
“When I learned that the monument dedicated to the Latvian soldiers was under threat of demolition, I realized that urgent action was needed. Therefore, I called on colleagues with whom we work in the EP Historical Memory Group to contact the mayor of Zedelgem and the deputies, explaining to them the historical the significance of this monument, refuting the false claims and asking to keep it,” explained the member of the European Parliament, Inese Vaidere.
According to the MP, the proposal to demolish the monument appeared recently and was published in several Belgian media. It reported that representatives of several local political forces put pressure on the local government of Zedelgem in order to dismantle the memorial.
This is based on the argument that the monument to the Latvian legionnaires “glorifies Nazi collaborators”. As a result of pressure, Zedelgem’s self-government decided to rename Freedom Square, on which the monument is located, as well as to change the plaque placed on the monument.
“It is clear that local politicians not only lack understanding of historical facts, but they are also subject to ‘pressure from outside’.
Therefore, in the letter, we explain that the Latvian legionnaires were mobilized into the armed forces of Nazi Germany against their will and it is internationally recognized that the Latvian legion has nothing to do with Nazi crimes against humanity. We also emphasize that it was Soviet propaganda that created the false idea that our legionnaires should be equated with the Nazis, and this disinformation is still actively spread by Russia in order to denigrate Latvia,” the deputy added.
The letter sent to Vaidere was signed by MEPs from various EU countries and political groups, and she hopes that the MEPs in Zedelgem will listen to the arguments and preserve the monument, as “the destruction of this memorial will be directed against all those who fought in the Second World War not at will.”
The monument to 12,000 Latvian prisoners of war “Latvian Hive of Freedom” was opened in Zedelgeme in 2018 by Mayor Annika Vermeulen, then Latvian Ambassador to Belgium Ilze Ruse and Chairman of the Board of the Society of the Latvian Occupation Museum Valters Nollendorfs. The author of the monument, sculptor Kristaps Gulbis, explained that the bees who created the hive are peaceful – they do not attack anyone, but protect their hive and freedom.
The renovated Museum of the Occupation of Latvia and its extension “House of the Future” were put into operation in the summer of 2020, said Kitija Grushkevicha, member of the board of Valsts nekustamie īpašumi (VNI).
She recalled that there had been obstacles to the implementation of this reconstruction project for more than ten years, but last year, thanks to the efforts of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development and VNI, the project finally moved forward.
The Chairman of the Board of the Association of the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia, Walter Nollendorf, added that the museum had been in temporary premises for seven years already, and this is too long a period.
Nollendorf also emphasized that both the permanent exhibition and museum collections – written and video evidence – are located in the renovated and rebuilt museum premises. Modern study rooms and conference rooms are also available.
In total, the Ministry of Culture raised 8.9 million euros from the state budget for the reconstruction of the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia and the creation of a memorial complex dedicated to the victims of the Soviet occupation.
UNICEF’s Guide for Parents and Teachers Helping Children Cope with the Stress of War
Children should not live in a state of war! And point! But creating an information vacuum around the child, if this happens, is a mistaken tactic. For the most difficult and frightening topic in communication, you need to be able to find the right words, and not mindlessly sow fear in small hearts and panic in fragile minds.
We encourage you to read these excerpts from UNICEF’s Helping Children Cope with the Stress of War for parents and teachers.
Listen to children:
• Choose a time and place for your child to ask you all their questions. Do not force children to talk about something until they are ready for it.
• Remember that children tend to personalize situations. For example, they may worry about friends or relatives who live in a city or country associated with special operations or other tragic events.
• Help children find the best way to express their feelings. Some children may refuse to talk about their thoughts, feelings, or fears. But they may like the idea of drawing matching pictures, acting out scenes with toys, or even writing stories or poetry.
Answer the children’s questions:
• Use words and terms that your child understands. Make your explanation appropriate to your child’s age and level of understanding. Don’t overload your child with too much information.
• Give children honest answers and information. Children will usually know if you are lying to them.
• Be prepared to repeat explanations or have several conversations. Some information may be difficult to accept or understand. By asking the same question over and over again, your child may ask for comfort.
• Recognize and support your child’s thoughts, feelings, and reactions. Let him know that you consider his questions and concerns to be important.
• Avoid stereotyping groups of people based on race, nationality, or religion. Use this opportunity to teach them tolerance and remove prejudice.
• Remember that children learn by watching their parents and mentors. They are very interested in how you react to events. They learn by listening to your conversations with other adults.
Support children:
• Prevent children from watching a lot of violent or upsetting images on TV or on the Internet. Repetitive frightening images or scenes can be very disturbing, especially for little ones.
• Coordinate information sharing between home and school. Parents should be aware of activities and discussions at school. Teachers should be aware of a child’s specific fears or concerns.
• Children who have previously experienced trauma or loss may react more intensely to tragedy or news of war or terrorist attacks. These children may need extra support and attention.
• Watch for physical symptoms associated with stress. Many children show their inner anxiety by complaining of physical pain.
• Watch out for possible preoccupation with violent films or war video/computer games.
• Children who appear anxious or very stressed because of war, fighting or terrorism should be evaluated by a qualified mental health professional. Other signs that a child may need professional help include: persistent sleep problems, persistent disturbing thoughts, terrifying images, intense fears of death, and problems leaving parents or attending school. A pediatrician can help with appropriate referrals.
• Help children connect with others and express themselves. Some children may want to write letters to the president, governor, local newspaper, or grieving families.
• Let children be children. They may not want to think or talk much about these events. It’s okay if they prefer to play ball, climb trees, ride a bike, etc.
Military action and terrorism are not easy to understand or accept. Understandably, many young children feel confused, frustrated, and anxious. Parents, teachers, and caring adults can help by listening and answering honestly, consistently, and graciously. Remember that most children, even those who have been traumatized, are fairly resilient. Like most adults, they can and do go through hard times and get on with their lives.
Octopuses are not only very intelligent animals, but also have the ability to repair their tentacles. They can do it in about 100 days.
Alligator
Although these large reptiles cannot repair their bones or skeletal muscles, they can repair cartilage, connective tissue and skin. Scientists have even found that young alligators are able to restore their tails up to 23 cm.
Cockroach
Cockroaches can also rebuild their limbs. In fact, they can even survive without a head for days! Although they will not be able to restore it.
Sea stars
Some starfish are able to build a whole body from severed limbs. This is due to the fact that all vital organs are in their hands. In addition, they lack blood, which probably helps.
Salamander
These amphibians have the ability to regenerate a lost limb. Once traumatized, their cells are reprogrammed from their genomes to replace the missing limb.
Jellyfish
Jellyfish have amazing regenerative properties. This is especially true of Turritopsis dohrnii, also known as the “immortal jellyfish”. When injured or starving, these jellyfish can regenerate themselves.
Chameleon
These cool animals can not only change their colors, but also restore their limbs and tails. All this thanks to special stem cells.
Green iguana
These amazing animals can amputate their tails when they feel threatened. Then their tails can grow back.
Deer
Deer are a very unique phenomenon on this list because they are mammals. And although their leg will not grow, they have the ability to restore their horns.
In a time where peace has become more than the lack of war, war has hit what is considered the “civilized” world, there are few who willingly misinterpret the time, context, and text to justify the killing of other human beings, forgetting all lessons learned from history.
What is religion?
Religion is a social and cultural system that includes predetermined behaviours and rituals, morals, world-views, books, holy locations, prophecies, ethics, and organizations. It connects humans to mystical or spiritual components of the supernatural world. Religion is a combination of religious attitudes, beliefs, and behaviours that can be personal or institutionalized.
There are many religions in the world, but we will only discuss the six major religions in this text. Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism, Scientology and Hinduism are the 7 of the most known religions. We’ll look at each religion’s scriptural views about peace and the importance thereof.
Buddhism
Buddhism, unlike the first four religions, does not believe in an external God. Buddhists, on the other hand, seek personal enlightenment and adhere to the teachings of Buddha, a former prince who attained enlightenment after renouncing his life of luxury. According to Buddhists, the Four Noble Truths were discovered by Buddha.
Peace, according to Buddhism, is an inner condition of mental tranquillity that flows outward. Attaining a level of inner calm could serve as an example for everyone. Meditation helped Buddha achieve inner serenity, which encouraged him to work for world peace.
Christianity
Photo by Daniele Franchi
Christians adhere to the Christian faith. Christianity is one of the six major faiths. Christians, like Jews and Muslims, believe in one God: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. They study the Bible and attempt to follow Jesus Christ’s teachings. Churches are where the vast majority of Christians worship.
The Old Testament‘s definition of “peace” largely alludes to completeness, total health, and total welfare. It refers to the totality of God’s benefits bestowed on a member of the covenant community.
This is what the Bible says about peace in its verses. “I leave my peace with you; I give you my peace.” I do not give to you as the world does. Don’t let your hearts be worried, and don’t be terrified. “As a result, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, because we have been justified by faith.”
Hinduism
Hinduism, like Buddhism, is an Indian religion that is not monotheistic. Rather, it is based on a set of traditions and beliefs that were not established by a single person.
Hinduism emphasizes the importance of peace. Because of the eschatological implications, peace is not only necessary within oneself in Hinduism, but it is also extremely important to act peacefully toward others.
Islam
Muslims are people who adhere to the Islamic religion. They believe in the power of Allah, the Arabic word for God, which is another monotheistic faith. Muslims adhere to Islam’s five pillars, read the Qur’an, and pray in mosques.
Peace in Islam is defined as submission to Allah’s will through sharia, Allah’s holy and eternal rule, and the expansion of the Dar al-Islam, or ‘House of Islam,’ to encompass the entire globe. In the absence of sharia, there is no peace. Muslims believe that the only way to acquire inner peace is to completely surrender to Allah.
Judaism
The earliest religious group, Judaism, is the first of these world faiths. Jews believe in a single, all-powerful God who has made a specific deal with people, known as a covenant. To thank God for His protection and direction, Jews devote their lives to following God’s laws.
The Hebrew Bible mentions the well-known commandment to “love thy neighbour as thyself,” which is echoed throughout Judaism’s sacred literature. As a matter of fact, one of the primary concepts of Jewish law is the love of peace and the pursuit of peace.
In Judaism, peace is a very important belief. Jews will greet one another with the Hebrew phrase “Shalom,” which means “peace and happiness.” It evokes feelings of happiness and well-being. Within Judaism, peace between man and God, as well as between organizations and individuals, is highly valued and must be practised.
Scientology
The one that is considered probably the newest world religion due to its fast growth is Scientology, founded by American author L. Ron Hubbard, who is very well known also for his secular work in drug rehabilitation, values and education. It is in one of his fiction books (Battlefield Earth) that we find a very interesting call for Peace.
HEAR ME!!Out of a hell of shot and shell,// Out of this chaos of contention,// Let us bring peace to pointless fight.// Why do we court the whore called war?// Why make of Earth a shattered night?// There is no ecstasy in killing.// Love alone can make man willing.// So hear me warriors, hear me mothers.// There is no pay in slaughtered brothers. Attention, if your sense is fair,// heed that which we now declare.// PEACE! You races far and wide. PEACE!// Abandon your blood-soaked suicide// and now abide in peace!// Echo me!// As in your hearts you yearn for love, not death!// PEACE, we have declared it.// Snarls and strife must be at end!// In peace alone can this Earth mend.// And now find ecstasy in love, love for Earth, for all.// The gods of peace have now spoken.// OBEY!
Sikhism
Sikhism, founded by Guru Nanak, is another religion that believes in a single God. Sikhs believe that there is only one God, who is present everywhere and in all things.
They don’t really believe that war is always sinful, but that it should only be used as a last resort. As Guru Nanak, Guru Arjan, and Guru Tegh Bahadur demonstrated, peaceful techniques include discussion and non-violence.
Conclusion
Religious tolerance is an important component of every peaceful community, and religious freedom is a global human right that all countries must protect. It is critical to respect one’s religion. No one should be judged because it is everyone’s right to worship whatever they believe in.
St. Francis Catholic Church: Attack on one of the most important Christian feasts: the state is unable to protect Christians in Nigeria
A gunman attacked worshippers at the St. Francis Catholic Church in the Nigerian town of Owo during a mass on Pentecost Sunday. In the attack, around fifty people were killed, including children. The presence of armed religious extremists in Nigeria is a growing threat to Christians.
MEP Gyorgy Holvényi
“This latest attack cannot be explained solely by the conflict between the farmers and the nomadic herders; it must be declared that this attack on one of the most important Christian feasts was directed against Christian believers“, said MEP György Hölvényi.
The Christian Democrat MEP said in a release sent to The European Times, that the identity of the perpetrator is not yet known, but that similar attacks have been carried out against Christian communities for years now. Between 2015 and 2020, around 12,000 Christians were killed for their faith.
“Although the Nigerian central government has pledged to curb the terror, we are not seeing any real results yet,” said Hölvényi. The MEP underlined, “The current attack has taken place in South West Nigeria which was so far not affected by the violence. This is a cause for concern and a sign of the deteriorating security situation”.
The politician added, “The lack of presence of the government in Nigeria has led to a series of brutal attacks causing that Nigeria is ranked ad 7th place on the Open Door’s Word Watch List on Christian persecution“.
MEP György Hölvényi stressed that the European Parliament and the EU cannot remain idle in this situation and cannot decide on ideological grounds to turn its face away from the victims. “Every MEP must work within his or her own political group to ensure that the EP, which so often invokes human rights, is able to recognise and condemn the obvious and violent persecution of Christians,” said Hölvényi while emphasizing that “The EU must send a clear signal! This is our moral duty as European politicians“.
Qatar bosses will no longer be able to force their employees to work outdoors during the summer months. The purpose of this restriction is to protect the numerous foreigners working in the emirate from the terrible heat.
On the eve of the World Cup, which he is hosting, Qatar is trying to improve its image in terms of respect for human rights, notes DPA. The emirate has been criticized by the international community for the alleged exploitation of economic migrants, who make up the bulk of the workforce in the energy-rich country. These criticisms intensified on the eve of the World Cup, to which Qatar attaches great importance.
The country’s Ministry of Labor and Social Policy announced that work outside is prohibited from 10 a.m. local time to 3:30 p.m., June 1 to September 15 annually.
A law passed last year also bans work in certain jobs in Qatar, no matter what time of day, if the temperature in direct sunlight rises above 32.1 degrees Celsius.
Army all-wheel drive trucks Tatra T815, already known in Ukraine as carriers of the RK-360MTs Neptune anti-ship missile system, can perform a variety of functions. For example, to work as part of powerful aviation tankers.
Recently, the military airport in the Czech town of Kbela was replenished with two brand new ATZ – Tatra T815 (6×6) truck tractors with tank semi-trailers.
Each “barrel” holds 36,000 liters of fuel. The tractor is equipped with powerful pumping equipment of the well-known German manufacturer Alfons Haar, capable of refueling two transport aircraft at once – with a fuel supply rate of up to 750 l / min.
This aircraft tanker meets IATA and STANAG standards and can be used for various types of NATO aircraft and helicopters located on both military and civilian airfields throughout Europe. The road train can be freely operated on public roads at speeds up to 80 km/h.
