Peace Watch E-Discussion Forum
18th August
Reminder
E-Discussion Forum Topic
“What can communities do to protect themselves against political violence?”
There have already been reports coming in of politically based violence and it was noted by violence monitors that this increased once political party principals started talking about the possibility of elections in May next year. This is in spite of the fact that Article 18(d) of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) dealing with the Security of Persons and Prevention of Violence states “that all political parties, other organizations and their leaders shall commit themselves to do everything to stop and prevent all forms of political violence, including by non-state actors and shall consistently appeal to their members to desist from violence.”
With increasing evidence that political violence is happening and likely to escalate, what can communities do to protect themselves.
We are inviting contributors to send in their ideas on what can be done to prevent violence within each community/neighbourhood.
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