Dear Rt Hon. Theresa May,
Following on from my last letter, I would like to explain why I
believe your support for the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW)
is so critical to ending all conflicts and creating peace.
Since May 2012, Mr. Manhee Lee, an 89-year-old frontline veteran of
the fratricidal and bloody Korean War, has toured the world 31 times meeting heads
of state, civil society leaders and the press in 100 countries urging for their
support for an end to all wars. He is the chairman of HWPL (Heavenly Culture,
World Peace, Restoration of Light).
Following the initial drafting of the DPCW
by HWPL's International Law Peace Committee at the Royal Courts of Justice in
Westminster, November 2015, the DPCW was officially proclaimed in Seoul,
Republic of Korea, in March 2016. Since then, thousands of leaders in the fields
of politics, law, education, religion and journalism have made firm commitments
to working for peace by garnering support for the DPCW in their respective
countries.
It is clear that existing international law has failed to resolve existing
wars or prevent war from breaking out. The rights enshrined within the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UNDHR) and constitutional law have failed
men, women and children and young lives continue to be needlessly sacrificed on
the battlefield. Who can compensate for a young life robbed of its opportunity
to bloom or for the hurt of a mother for her child?
The DPCW was founded to cease wars and establish peace in our world.
It comprises 10 articles and 38 clauses that protect core human rights, rectify
the loopholes of current international peace law and ultimately seeks to be
implemented as a "fair rule of law" for all countries.
Articles 1-5 focus
on conflict prevention, articles 6-7 on conflict resolution and articles 8-10 on
maintaining a sustainable world of peace. The DPCW has a bottoms-up approach
with millions of men, women and children signing in support of its immediate
ratification as internationally-binding law. HWPL's ‘Legislate Peace Campaign’ has
collected over one million signatures through its ‘Legislate Peace’ campaign
propelled along by its two wings, International Peace Youth Group (IPYG) and
International Women’s Peace Group (IWPG).
Some of the DPCW’s most ardent
supporters include H.E. Gennady Burbulis (former State Secretary of Russia and
President of Baltic-Black Sea Forum), H.E. Viktor Yushchenko (former President
of Ukraine), H.E. Emil Constantinescu (former President of Romania) and H.E.
Mahmoud Abbas (former President of Palestine), to name just a few.
Moreover, the DPCW incorporates articles on religion, which is the
cause of so much of today’s conflicts. If religious leaders can come together
and find peace with one another, then they can lead believers on the right
path. For this purpose, HWPL is uniting leaders of all faiths through its 218 World
Alliance of Religions’ Peace (WARP) offices that operate in 126 countries.
In an increasingly divided world marred by conflict, HWPL and its
supporters are all striving without rest to achieve peace by submitting hand-written
letters to all 193 heads of state calling for the immediate ratification of the
DPCW, which will be introduced to the United Nations’ General Assembly for
ratification as an internationally-binding law this September 2019. I hope that
you will give your full support for this work of peace and also sign your name.
The actions of world leaders will be remembered by future generations and this
may be the last chance we have.
I leave you with a few quotes below from the DPCW’s most passionate
supporters.
Thank you for your time.
Regards,
James
“I believe that
actualization of peace within communities is well-reflected in the DPCW. And I
am sure that the DPCW needs to be and will be as historical as the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights.”
H.E.
Gennady Burbulis, Former State Secretary of Russia and President of
Baltic-Black Sea Forum
“The DPCW is a perfect and
balanced document that can be the basis of solidarity for peacekeeping in all
countries of the world. I think all the leaders of the countries should support
the DPCW”
H.E.
Viktor Yushchenko, Former President of Ukraine
“I recognise the value and
vision stated in the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War within my
purview as a Legal Advisor to President of Sri Lanka. I express the hope that
fellow friends of the community would support this peace movement by advocating
the Declaration to be incorporated into national laws”
M.R.G.
Ranatunga, Attorney at Law Notary Public of Sri Lanka
“I believe that the
Declaration of World Peace proclaimed in Seoul can get everyone around the
world, no matter if they are men, women, youth or children, ready to unite
under the mantle of peace and take the responsibility to promote the message of
peace to the entire world.”
H.E.
Emil Constantinescu, Former President of Romania
“This work of peace is not
a dream but becoming reality. The DPCW will serve as a legacy for future
generations to put an end to war and achieve peace in our world. There can
neither be a nation without people nor a leader without a nation. National
leaders are responsible for listening to what people want - peace.”
Chairman Man Hee Lee of HWPL
Peace!
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