PROMOTING HUMAN RIGHTS & JUSTICE…
Social injustices and breaches of basic human rights not only occur in times of war or violent conflict. In fact, it is most often the persistent lack of justice during supposedly peaceful times that leads to the tensions that fuel war and social instability. Worse still, the vast majority of the worlds’ people are not even aware of their own human rights. But there is always hope. While the smallest injustice can snowball into a culture of tyranny and oppression, so too can basic human rights education lead to a global culture of peace that upholds justice for all, regardless of race, gender, sexuality, class, or religion.
Media
Relevant Sydney Peace Prize Winners
IRENE KHAN, 2006 - Secretary General of Amnesty International.
“There can be no peace without justice and respect for human rights. I passionately believe in the power of human rights as a set of global values to bring our fractured and divided world together.” - Irene Khan.
In 2006 Irene Khan was awarded with the Sydney Peace Prize for her “leadership as a courageous advocate of universal respect for human rights, and her skills in identifying violence against women as a massive injustice and therefore a priority in campaigning for peace.”
Irene Khan gave the City of Sydney Peace Prize Lecture on November 1st, 2006 in the Seymore Centre. You can listen to Ms. Khan’s lecture HERE.
DR. HANAN ASHRAWI, 2003 - Founder and Secretary General of the Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy (MIFTAH).
“The occupation is a source of violence that has to stop.” - Hanan Ashrawi.
In 2003 Dr Ashrawi was awarded the Sydney Peace Prize for “her commitment to human rights, to the peace process in the Middle East and for her courage in speaking against oppression, against corruption and for justice.” Read more about 2003 Sydney Peace Prize recipient Hanah Ashrawi HERE.
YPI Projects
The following projects designed and run by Australian young people are dedicated to the cause of “Promoting Human Rights & Social Justice”: