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International Day in Support of Victims of Torture – 26 June

26 juin 2017
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: Anglophones et anglophiles
Mots-clés: cruelty, degrading treatment, dignity, healing, international law, personality, prohibition, punishment, rehabilitation, victims, violence

Torture seeks to annihilate the victim’s personality and denies the inherent dignity of the human being. Despite the absolute prohibition of torture under international law, torture persist in all regions of the world. Concerns about protecting national security and borders are increasingly used to allow torture and other forms of cruel, degrading and inhuman treatment. Its pervasive consequences often go beyond the isolated act on an individual; and can be transmitted through generations and lead to cycles of violence.

The United Nations has condemned torture from the outset as one of the vilest acts perpetrated by human beings on their fellow human beings.

Torture is a crime under international law. According to all relevant instruments, it is absolutely prohibited and cannot be justified under any circumstances. This prohibition forms part of customary international law, which means that it is binding on every member of the international community, regardless of whether a State has ratified international treaties in which torture is expressly prohibited. The systematic or widespread practice of torture constitutes a crime against humanity.

On 12 December 1997, by resolution 52/149, the UN General Assembly proclaimed 26 June the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, with a view to the total eradication of torture and the effective functioning of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.

26 June is an opportunity to call on all stakeholders including UN Member States, civil society and individuals everywhere to unite in support of the hundreds of thousands of people around the world who have been victims of torture and those who are still tortured today.

Recovering from torture requires prompt and specialized programmes. The work of rehabilitation centres and organisations around the world has demonstrated that victims can make the transition from horror to healing.

Source: Text: UN  Image: spots.thinkglobalschool.com

 

Journée Internationale des enfants victimes innocentes d’agression – 4 juin

4 juin 2017
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: De ceci... de cela...
Mots-clés: aggression, bénévolat, crainte, droits des enfants, ONGs, ONU, pauvreté, travail, violence

Les enfants, partout à travers la planète, n’ont pas tous la même chance. Il arrive que certains d’entre eux soient victimes d’agression(s), c’est pourquoi l’Organisation des Nations Unies a choisi la date du 4 juin qui, depuis 1992, rappelle les violences que subissent des milliers de jeunes.

La majorité des jeunes pratiquant la mendicité risque d’être exploitée de différentes façons par les adultes et, bien que les droits des enfants soient aujourd’hui des droits  » sacrés « , la pauvreté, le travail et les conflits les amènent souvent à accomplir des actes qui les mènent à leur perte.

Comment agir ?
Il est important de penser à ceux qui – au-delà de nos frontières – souffrent, en particulier les enfants. Mais lutter pour que ces enfants du monde entier puissent vivre sans craindre diverses agressions est encore plus important: diverses institutions nationales et internationales ainsi que des Organisations Non Gouvernementales (ONG), mènent des activités de prise en charge et d’encadrement de ces enfants. Chacun, à son niveau, peut décider de parrainer, d’effectuer des dons, de faire du bénévolat.

Source: Texte: Journée Mondiale Image: notihoy.com

Journée Internationale des enfants soldats – 12 février

12 février 2017
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: De ceci... de cela...
Mots-clés: arrestation, conflits armés, enfants soldats, exploitation sexuelle, génocide, orphelins, SIDA, torture, victimes, viol, violence

Ces dernières décennies, la proportion des victimes civiles des conflits armés a augmenté de façon spectaculaire; elle dépasserait à présent les 90 %. La moitié environ de ces victimes sont des enfants.

Vingt millions d’enfants peut-être ont été contraints de fuir de chez eux en raison des conflits et des violations des droits fondamentaux, et vivent comme réfugiés dans les pays voisins ou sont déplacés dans leur propre pays.

Au cours de la décennie écoulée, les conflits armés ont directement tué plus de 2 millions d’enfants. Ils sont plus de trois fois plus nombreux – au moins 6 millions – à avoir été frappés d’une invalidité permanente ou grièvement blessés.

Plus d’un million d’enfants ont été rendus orphelins ou ont été séparés de leur famille. Entre 8’000 et 10’000 enfants sont tués ou mutilés par des mines terrestres chaque année.

300 000 enfants soldats
On estime que 300 000 enfants soldats – des garçons et des filles de moins de 18 ans – sont mêlés à plus de 30 conflits dans le monde. Ils sont utilisés comme combattants, coursiers, porteurs ou cuisiniers, et pour fournir des services sexuels. Certains sont recrutés de force ou enlevés, d’autres s’enrôlent pour fuir la pauvreté, la maltraitance et la discrimination, ou pour se venger des auteurs d’actes de violence commis à leur encontre ou contre leur famille.

En 2002, le Protocole facultatif à la Convention relative aux droits de l’enfant concernant la participation des enfants aux conflits armés est entré en vigueur. Il interdit la participation d’enfants de moins de 18 ans aux hostilités. Outre qu’il exige des Etats qu’ils portent à 18 ans l’âge du recrutement obligatoire et de la participation directe aux hostilités, le Protocole facultatif leur fait obligation de porter au-delà du minimum actuel de 15 ans l’âge du recrutement volontaire.

Pendant les conflits armés, les filles et les femmes sont menacées de viol, de violence, d’exploitation sexuelle, de traite, et d’humiliation et de mutilation sexuelles. L’utilisation du viol et d’autres formes de violence contre les femmes est devenue une stratégie dont se prévalent toutes les parties aux conflits. Les rapports d’enquête établis à la suite du génocide commis en 1994 au Rwanda ont conclu que presque toutes les femmes de plus de 12 ans ayant survécu au génocide avaient été violées. Pendant le conflit dans l’ex-Yougoslavie, on a calculé que plus de 20’000 femmes avaient été victimes de violences sexuelles. Par ailleurs, les conflits désintègrent les familles, alourdissant encore le fardeau économique et psychologique pesant sur les femmes.

Environ un tiers des 25 pays où vivent la plus forte proportion d’enfants rendus orphelins par le SIDA ont été touchés ces dernières années par des conflits armés. Sept des dix pays à plus fort taux de décés parmi les moins de cinq ans sont touchés par des conflits de ce type.

Les enfants mêlés à des conflits armés sont régulièrement confrontés à des événements émotionnellement et psychologiquement douloureux, tels que la mort violente d’un parent ou d’un proche, la séparation d’avec leur famille, le fait d’avoir vu des êtres chers tués ou torturés, l’éloignement de leur foyer et de leur communauté, l’exposition aux combats, aux bombardements et à d’autres situations mettant leur vie en danger; les mauvais traitements, tels que l’enlèvement, l’arrestation, la détention, le viol ou la torture, la perturbation des études et de la vie communautaire, le dénuement et un avenir incertain. Certains prennent même part à des actions violentes. De plus, les enfants, quel que soit leur âge, sont profondément affectés par le niveau de stress que connaissent les adultes qui s’occupent d’eux.

Un site à visiter : www.in-terre-actif.com   Source: Texte & Image: Journée Mondiale

International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers – 12 February

12 février 2017
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: Anglophones et anglophiles
Mots-clés: armed conflicts, brutality, challenges, children soldiers, rape, rights of the Child, sexual violence, UNICEF, victimes, violence, war

 Child Soldiers are Boys and Girls we Failed to Protect
As we mark the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers, tens of thousands of boys and girls are associated with armed forces and groups in conflicts in over 20 countries around the world. “Again this year, the multiplication of conflicts and the brutality of tactics of war have made children extremely vulnerable to recruitment and use,” said Leila Zerrougui, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict.

In the most recent Annual report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict, 56 of the 57 parties to conflict identified for grave violations against children are named because they are recruiting and using child soldiers.

Children are sent to the frontlines as combatants, but many are also used in functions that put their lives in danger such as cooks, porters, spies and informants. During their association with armed groups or forces, children are exposed to high levels of violence. They are witnesses, victims or forced to commit acts of brutality. In addition, a majority of girls, but also boys, are victims of rape and sexual violence. When they are captured or arrested for alleged association with armed groups, too often, children are not treated primarily as victims and denied the protection guaranteed by international norms and standards of juvenile justice.

“Children who are released or escape often have a hard time finding their place in society, or can even be rejected by their communities. We must make it our common responsibility to ensure sufficient resources are available for reintegration to provide psychosocial support as well as education and vocational training. This is crucial to their future and to build peaceful societies,” said Leila Zerrougui.

Twenty years of work to protect boys and girls in conflict
In 1996, the mandate of the UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict was created following the realization that children were the primary victims of armed conflict.

Twenty years later, the international community’s engagement has resulted in a strong framework and concrete tools to engage with parties to conflict and address the violations committed against children during conflict.

“We still face huge challenges to protect children in times of war, but our work and advocacy has led to an emerging consensus among the world’s nations that boys and girls do not belong in national security forces in conflict or in any armed group,” declared the Special Representative

The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict, now ratified by 162 state parties, has played a crucial role to bring about this consensus. Leila Zerrougui invites all Member States who have not yet ratified the Optional protocol to do so as soon as possible.

Children, Not Soldiers
In 2014, the campaign Children, Not Soldiers was launched by the Special Representative and UNICEF to support the last eight states –Afghanistan, Chad, Myanmar, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Yemen- identified by the Secretary-General for the recruitment of children in their security forces.

Source: Text & Image: A child associated with an armed group in South Sudan is released, UNICEF

International Holocaust Remembrance Day – 27th January

27 janvier 2017
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: Anglophones et anglophiles
Mots-clés: Auschwitz-Birkenau, discrimination, education, génocide, Holocaust, intolerance, Jews, libération, Nazi regime, remembering, UN, violence

The International Holocaust Remembrance Day is annually observed on the 27th of January. It’s a solemn commemoration of the Holocaust which is considered to be the darkest period during the Nazi regime wherein millions of Jews including all other cultural minorities are brutally killed in mass concentration camps across the German-occupied Europe. The primary objective of the holiday is to honor both the deceased and surviving victims as well as to promote awareness of the Holocaust worldwide.

On November 1, 2005, the United Nations General Assembly has formally designated January 27 as the day of the holocaust commemoration through UN resolution 60/7. 27th of January was also specifically chosen because it was the day of liberation for Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazi concentration or extermination camp nicknamed as “The Death Factory.”

All UN member states and offices observe the holiday with their own respective events and activities but from 2010, the UN started designating specific annual themes to focus on.

Holocaust 2017 – Holocaust Remembrance: Educating for a Better Future
The UN charter which established the holiday also stressed the reasons why the annual commemoration is observed. The holiday primarily aims to remember and honor the Holocaust victims. Second is the development of educational programs or materials about the Holocaust and its lessons. Related to this is the establishment of a Holocaust and the United Nations outreach program to be able to achieve said education purpose.

It also rejects any denial about the veracity of Holocaust and urges the preservation of Holocaust or Nazi-related artifacts and sites like the concentration, labor and prison camps. The resolution also condemns ethnic or religious discrimination as it states “Condemns without reserve all manifestations of religious intolerance, incitement, harassment or violence against persons or communities based on ethnic origin or religious belief, wherever they occur.” But ultimately, all these aspects point to the aim of preventing a similar case of genocide today and in the future.

Source: Text & Picture: World Religion News: « 2017 International Holocaust Remembrance Day Events » http://www.worldreligionnews.com/?p=34495

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women – 25 November

25 novembre 2016
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: Anglophones et anglophiles
Mots-clés: survivors of violence, UN, violence, Women, YWCA

25 November each year marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and is the beginning of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender vaw-300x201Violence Campaign. Historically, the date is based the day of the tragic 1960 assassination of the three Mirabal sisters, political activists in the Dominican Republic; the killings were ordered by Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo (1930–1961). I

In 1981, activists marked November 25 as a day to combat and raise awareness of violence against women more broadly; on December 17, 1999, the United Nations (UN) adopted the resolution making November 25 the official date.

The World YWCA observes this day in recognition of all those women, young women and girls around the world who have lost their lives and those who are survivors of violence.

Source: Text & Image: World YWCA

33è dimanche de l’année, C

10 novembre 2016
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: Trésor ancien et nouveau
Mots-clés: ébola, épidémies, famine, IS terroristes, jeunes radicalisés, Lc.21 :5-19, persévérance, réalité, télévision, tremblements de terre, violence

deutsche-wellepbsis-us-newsEn regardant le bulletin de nouvelles à la télé, ou en regardant les manchettes que MSN nous présente ‘à la une’ et à la minute, on pourrait être excusé de penser qu’il s’agit de… l’illustration du texte de l’évangile d’aujourd’hui (Lc.21 :5-19): « On se dressera nation contre nation, royaume contre royaume. Il y aura de grands tremblements de terre et, en divers lieux, des famines et des épidémies. »

 Les stations de télévision font défiler devant nos yeux les images – toutes plus effarantes les unes que les autres – de la guerre ici et là, des terroristes de l’État Islamique, des tremblements de terre, d’une épidémie d’ébola, et j’en passe. Nous devenons presqu’insensibles à ce surcroit d’information et à cette avalanche de nouvelles qui éclatent devant nos yeux comme autant de ‘bombes’ destinées à nous dépeindre la ‘réalité’.

Mais de qu’elle ‘réalité’ s’agit-il? Et surtout, qu’elle message proclament ce panorama terrible et, oui, terrifiant, de ce quotidien qui nous entoure et nous atteint de différentes manières.

Nos conversations répètent les expressions entendues : conflits armées, régions dévastées, jeunes radicalisés. Un discours vraiment démoralisant. Un tableau aux couleurs bien sombres qui pourrait s’intituler : ‘Démolition, destruction, désolation’. Et, à cela, s’ajoute le catalogue des tragédies personnelles, petites et grandes, qui nous secouent et menacent de nous faire perdre nos repères. Y-a-t-il une lueur au bout de ce tunnel de terreur et de douleur?light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel

Oui, une petite lueur porteuse d’une grande espérance. Elle se ‘cache’ dans la dernière phrase de ce texte de l’évangile qui a tout pour nous effrayer : « Mais pas un cheveu de votre tête ne sera perdu. C’est par votre persévérance que vous garderez votre vie. » Et ce n’est pas moi qui l’affirme mais Celui qui peut rendre possible un tel ‘renversement’! Un renversement, bienvenu celui-là, qui recréera ce que notre violence a détruit et qui nous renouvellera nous-mêmes au-delà de ce que nous pouvons imaginer.

S’il n’y avait pas cette perspective à l’horizon, pourrions-nous seulement oser envisager… la journée de demain?!…                                                     

 Source: Images: IS US News,  PBS, Deutsche Welle,  How to retire in 12 months

 

International Justice Day – 17 July

16 juillet 2016
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: Anglophones et anglophiles
Mots-clés: crimes against women, International Criminal Court ICC, International criminal justice, Justice Day, Rome Statute, violence
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International Justice Day is celebrated throughout the world on July 17, 2016 as part of an effort to recognize the emerging system of international criminal justice. It is also referred to as Day of International Criminal Justice or World Day for International Justice. July 17 was chosen because it is the anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute, the treaty that created the International Criminal Court (ICC).

On 17 July 1998, the Rome Statute was adopted by a vote of 120 to 7. The seven countries that voted against the treaty were Iraq, Israel, Libya, the People’s Republic of China, Qatar, the United States, and Yemen. Under the Rome Statue, the ICC can only investigate and prosecute in situations where states are unable or unwilling to do so themselves. Thus, the majority of international crimes continue to go unpunished unless and until domestic systems can properly deal with them. Therefore, permanent solutions to impunity must be found at the domestic level.

Each year, people around the world use International Justice Day to host events to promote international criminal justice, especially support for the International Criminal Court. The day has been successful enough to attract international news attention, and for groups to use the day to focus attention on particular issues such as genocide in Darfur, Falun Dafa, and serious crimes of violence against women.

Source: Text: With material from: Wikipedia The text « International Justice Day » has been taken from www.cute-calendar.com  Image: #global JUSTICE

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day – 15 June

14 juin 2016
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: Anglophones et anglophiles
Mots-clés: caregivers, challenges, elder abuse, elder maltreatment, exploitation, neglect, opportunities, social issue, UN, violence

The global population of people aged 60 years and older will more than double, from 542 million in 1995 to about 1.2 billion in 2025. Around 4 to 6% of elderly people have experienced some form of maltreatment at home. Elder maltreatment can lead to serious physical injuries and long-term psychological consequences. The incidence of abuse towards older people is predicted to increase as many countries are experiencing rapidly ageing populations.

Elder abuse is a global social issue which affects the health and human rights of millions of older persons around the world, and an issue which deserves the attention of the international community. The United Nations General Assembly, in its resolution 66/127, designated June 15 as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. It represents the one day in the year when the whole world voices its opposition to the abuse and suffering inflicted to some of our older generations.WEAAD-Logo-400-2

Source: Text: UN

The day aims to focus global attention on the problem of physical, emotional, and financial abuse of elders. It also seeks to understand the challenges and opportunities presented by an ageing population, and brings together senior citizens, and their caregivers, national and local government, academics, and the private sector to exchange ideas about how best to reduce incidents of violence towards elders, increase reporting of such abuse, and to develop elder friendly policies.

Currently, the world is undergoing significant demographic changes. Estimates indicate that by 2050, the global population of people above the age of 60 will exceed the number of younger people. These changes have led to a worldwide recognition of the problems and challenges that face the elderly. Research has shown that elderly abuse, neglect, violence, and exploitation is one of the biggest issues facing senior citizens around the world. World Health Organization data suggests that 4 to 6 per cent of elderly suffer from some form of abuse, a large percentage of which goes unreported.

Source: Text: timeanddate.com   Image: NCEA