WITH over 1,000 participants including representatives of politics, religion, and civic groups at home and abroad attending the 2nd Annual Commemoration of the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW) in Seoul, South Korean President of Confederation of Indian Bar, Mr Pravin H. Parekh, has declared that no human being or animal on earth can survive from weapons of mass destruction, hence, greatest reason the entire people living on the planet should embrace peace as the only solution to war.
Mr Parekh stated this while addressing people on March 14, in Seoul, South Korea during the 2nd Annual Commemoration of the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW)” by the host organisation, Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL).
HWPL announced the DPCW on March 14, 2016, to strengthen a solidarity of peace through a comprehensive cooperation of all sectors of society and to establish legally binding international law necessary for peacebuilding. The DPCW with 10 articles and 38 clauses, drafted by international law experts, includes provisions to avoid war-related actions and achieve peace, including respect on international law, ethnic/religious harmony, and a culture of peace.
According to Parekh who participated in drafting the DPCW, “No human being and no animal on planet Earth can survive from weapons (of mass destruction). Even an error or an accident can cause widespread damage to human life and property which cannot be replenished. We all have to work 365 days and 24 hours together for peace as a messenger of peace.”
In his address, Chairman of HWPL, Man Hee Lee, a veteran of the Korean war expressed regret at the divided situation of the Korean race by the war.
He stressed on the necessity of working for peace by saying, “We are the same global family whoever we are. So we should leave the peaceful world as a legacy for the future generation. I am sure the work we do for peace will be aglow in the history.”
In the event, HWPL issued the official statement against anti-peace actions that hinder peace and justice with unsubstantiated information and distortion from socio-economic motives and human rights abuses by religious intolerance. In the statement it addressed that HWPL “will no longer tolerate attempts to obstruct the work for peace, putting personal gain over the common good of humanity. We urge all those yearning for peace and justice to take the right path, not the path marked with lies, and join the effort to build peace together.”
The multi-national events for the 2nd Annual Commemoration of the DPCW calling for building a world of peace and realising justice were organised in 166 cities in 71 countries, including South Korea, the United States, Germany, Ukraine, Britain, and China. 150,000 citizens and leaders of all sectors in the world took part in this global event urging the establishment of international law for the realisation of a peaceful, just society and the denunciation of anti-peace activity.
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