work. It is when you de-humanise a person or group is when there is a
problem.
The good friday agreement was a monumental breakthrough that honoured
peace and good common sense for all communities, bringing and end to
decades of blood shed and hatred helping to build dialogue and
understanding between Roman Catholic and Protestant communities.
Speaking to the Pakistan Govertnment and to the political establishment we
would say to you, to never give up on peace. peace building is a couragous
act that involves reaching out, going the extra mile and seaking to
understand another point of view.
The Reality is that one man's view of a terrorist is another man's view of a
freedom fighter, depending on your view point, social position, cultural
identity and the core values you believe are true.
We must seek to protect minorities and peace building by first irradicating
the cruel labelling by one group upon another that are weaker, we do this
with the development of strong leadership in our community, we do this by
bringing in those that are and may generally be seen as fringe groups or seen
as outsiders into the democratic political process, encouraging them to let
their political voice be heard through democratic vote and mandate.
We do this by concrete reforms that are realistic in nature but based on the
principal of human rights and comon humanity. We must encourage those
groups in our societies that are angry or indeed violent too be heard and join
into the process of peace as a partner rather than a enemy.
We would like to commend the Pakistan Govertment for its interfaith
programme that is helping those of all faiths in Pakistan to better understand
each other, what they believe and has been to a large degree successful in
the way it has helped take away lies and has helped to develop friendships
between communities.
OUR CONCERNS:
Indeed we are concerned about the use of hate speech and the abuse of
blasphemy Law along with other deep problematic issues, but we also