Rommel Santos Diaz, President of the Dominican
Federalist Foundation
From the Dominican Republic, we want to
present a case study of the DPCW Handbook Project for institutionalizing peace
and present you all our speech in this DPCW Commemoration.
I believe that the DPCW is a document of universal value. It
is a vital and ideal document to be incorporated into primary and university
education programs with the objective and purpose of providing guidance to
citizens about peace as a global movement. In addition, it is a document that
can strengthen the rule of law and protect fundamental human rights.
The beginning of our work with HWPL dates
back to 2018 with a trip to Washington, D.C. to participate in the 48th General
Assembly of the Organization of American States where we met several of the
members of HWPL’s international team. Currently, I’ve had the honor of coordinating important
dialogues on the DPCW, connecting HWPL with students from INCE University and
the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, which are two of the best
universities in our country.
We have worked with the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and the Attorney General’s Office of the Dominican Republic to provide
feedback on the Dominican State’s decision-making for public policies on
citizen security and human rights, with the DPCW as a guide. We have formed a strong NGO Coalition to support the
DPCW and we have presented the DPCW to important non-governmental organizations
to support the process of institutionalizing the DPCW in the Dominican
Republic.
An important factor for our work in the
Dominican Republic is the DPCW Handbook (to teach the DPCW) in schools and
universities and at the same time, we are working with civil society
organizations and non-governmental organizations. Currently,
many professors from different universities are
expressing interest and requesting to teach these materials and have DPCW
training with their classes. We are in the process of institutionalizing the
trainings of the DPCW Manual so that they will not be administered once, but
will be part of the international law university curriculum to help instill in
the minds of our future leaders the importance of uniting our voices to promote
peace through legislation.
Currently, we are working with the Dominican Republic’s Senate and the Chamber of Deputies to approve the Resolution in support of
the DPCW, which was drafted by the coalition with comments from HWPL. We are
preparing comuniqués for the President of the Dominican Republic, the Minister
of Foreign Affairs and the Secretary of the Organization of American States to
request support for the DPCW throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
I have the honor to introduce
within the framework of the Annual Commemoration of the DPCW, the Non-Governmental Organizations
that have formed a coalition to support the DPCW in the
Dominican Republic. It is a diverse group of civil society organizations that
support the DPCW in the Dominican Republic. It forms strategic alliances in the
long run to obtain support for the DPCW and HWPL by other organizations, the
government and their key institutions. For example, the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Culture, and the Ministry
of Youth.
The organizations are as follows:
Commission for the Inter-American Democratic Charter, Dominican Federalist
Foundation, National Foundation for Democracy, Dominican Organization for
Studies and Promotion of International Relations, Institute of Lawyers for the
Protection of the Environment and Natural Resources, Family Restoration Help
Center, Dominican Literacy Foundation, Horizon of Light Foundation, Dominican
Network for Democracy, and the Dominican Coalition in Support for the
International Criminal Court.
We once again thank HWPL and Chairman Lee for their tireless efforts to spread
the true message of peace not only in our country but throughout the world. As
we continue to work to institutionalize DPCW training at the university level,
build and strengthen our CSO coalition, and advocate for the DPCW at the
national level through communiqués and meetings with officials, and legislative
resolutions, I hope that our passion, plans and progress in the Dominican
Republic can be an inspiration for everyone present today. We will continue to
be the hands and feet of HWPL and Chairman Lee to create a world of freedom,
peace and love that we can leave to future generations, starting here in the
Dominican Republic, as an example for the world.
#HWPL
#DPCW_1038 #PEACE #CHAIRMAN_LEE #WARP_OFFICE #CSO
The Chairman of HWPL, Man-hee Lee, is a Korean War veteran who has travelled the world 31 times meeting politicians, Heads of State, religious leaders and international law experts to discuss the DPCW and gain the support of citizens around the world. 21 international law experts were involved in the drafting of the DPCW. HWPL currently has support in 192 different countries with over 600,000 members working to help establish peace throughout the world. It is a miracle that a 92-year-old man can spearhead such a peace movement. Kudos to Chairman Lee.
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