Tolerance Relating To Education and Human Rights
At the initiative of UNESCO, it saw the launching of a world-wide campaign for tolerance and non-violence. Building tolerance and trust in diverse communities is not done overnight, but took time and commitment. Building tolerance requires access to education. Tolerance is one of the best qualities of human being. It has an excellent merit. Alternatively ‘Intolerance’ is often rooted in ignorance and fear: fear of the unknown, of the "other", other cultures, religions and nations. Intolerance is also closely linked to an exaggerated sense of self-worth and pride: notions taught and learned at an early age. Therefore in the coming years, we need to place greater emphasis on educating children about tolerance relating to human rights and fundamental freedoms. However we should not forget that education does not end in school, which adults - firstly as individuals capable of committing acts of intolerance but more importantly in their capacity as parents, law-makers and law-enforcement officials - also need to be considered a priority target of our educational efforts.
The International Day for Tolerance will be able to serve as an annual occasion for tolerance education, as well as for wider social and political reflections and debate on local and global problems of intolerance. Now is a moment to take stack of the progress made during the year and propose fresh policies to close remaining gaps. In all religions a great emphasis has been given on tolerance. So everyone should try heart and soul to cultivate tolerance from his childhood.
We as students of tolerance must condemn seriously the ongoing oppressions on indigenous people and minority across the world including our country especially in the Chittagong Hill Tract. We also do not want the enforcement of the Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) in Manipur and other north-east states; and mass bombing and killings in Iraq, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka and others in Africa.
Tolerance is very important in the context of Human Rights. The present trend of human rights aims to provide the basic needs of every man and woman with human dignity. Here is a question whether the indigenous people of our country are getting proper benefits as guaranteed by the UNO and its concerned agencies or groups. No, they do not. The poor do not get proper education, Medicare, proper job etc. Human right does not mean to treat inhuman behaviour or punishment which goes against human nature. Violence is extant everywhere in the world because the human rights victims are suffering without achieving the basic needs. As the human rights means to fulfill the basic needs of man, every government including ours must implement these rights fully for peaceful living together- the have and have not.
(Source: UNESCO)
Biswajit
Member, ifop
At the initiative of UNESCO, it saw the launching of a world-wide campaign for tolerance and non-violence. Building tolerance and trust in diverse communities is not done overnight, but took time and commitment. Building tolerance requires access to education. Tolerance is one of the best qualities of human being. It has an excellent merit. Alternatively ‘Intolerance’ is often rooted in ignorance and fear: fear of the unknown, of the "other", other cultures, religions and nations. Intolerance is also closely linked to an exaggerated sense of self-worth and pride: notions taught and learned at an early age. Therefore in the coming years, we need to place greater emphasis on educating children about tolerance relating to human rights and fundamental freedoms. However we should not forget that education does not end in school, which adults - firstly as individuals capable of committing acts of intolerance but more importantly in their capacity as parents, law-makers and law-enforcement officials - also need to be considered a priority target of our educational efforts.
The International Day for Tolerance will be able to serve as an annual occasion for tolerance education, as well as for wider social and political reflections and debate on local and global problems of intolerance. Now is a moment to take stack of the progress made during the year and propose fresh policies to close remaining gaps. In all religions a great emphasis has been given on tolerance. So everyone should try heart and soul to cultivate tolerance from his childhood.
We as students of tolerance must condemn seriously the ongoing oppressions on indigenous people and minority across the world including our country especially in the Chittagong Hill Tract. We also do not want the enforcement of the Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) in Manipur and other north-east states; and mass bombing and killings in Iraq, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka and others in Africa.
Tolerance is very important in the context of Human Rights. The present trend of human rights aims to provide the basic needs of every man and woman with human dignity. Here is a question whether the indigenous people of our country are getting proper benefits as guaranteed by the UNO and its concerned agencies or groups. No, they do not. The poor do not get proper education, Medicare, proper job etc. Human right does not mean to treat inhuman behaviour or punishment which goes against human nature. Violence is extant everywhere in the world because the human rights victims are suffering without achieving the basic needs. As the human rights means to fulfill the basic needs of man, every government including ours must implement these rights fully for peaceful living together- the have and have not.
(Source: UNESCO)
Biswajit
Member, ifop
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