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New York times Human rights: #RememberGu #4

New York times Human rights News

On 28th November, the ad about ‘coercive conversion’ was put in the New York Times. This is the second time the advertisement was put following last time. As I said last time, it was just something that happened in Korea at first. And why could it be quieter? Because there was a force to shut this case down. As I said before, this power is the Christian Council of Korea (CCK). Pastors? You can think that ‘Why would a pastor do this? Is it real?’

Because their crimes are revealed. If you think about what is already happening (ex Religious Me Too movement), you can feel it.

But her friends told and told her story all over the world. They didn’t give up for anything. Even when the presidential petition with more than 100,000 people suddenly disappeared, even when the government and the Korean press don’t respond, they don’t give up. Because there are 1,000 victims like her and she’ll be watching from the sky. That means there are more than 1,000 people like her who suffocated by coercive conversion.

Human rights activists and foreign media around the world stand up for human rights

From January to March 2018, there were demonstrations in memory of her around the world. However, the government and the Korean media remained silent. Nothing has changed in a year. If she was watching the situation now, she would have shed tears of blood.

Under these sorrowful circumstances, the New York Times started to help her. When the New York Times, one of the most influential media in the United States, put the ad, so many people stand up for human rights. Human rights activists and foreign media around the world have really helped.

Did you know that there is a sad story here? After hearing this unfortunate news, Ms. Jenifer (New York) began a fund-raising campaign through the GoFundMe. The sad news is that Ms. Jennifer, who started the fundraiser, died of cancer and the Jennifer’s family took the money to run an ad in the New York Times. Because it is her wish.

The 1st Memorial Ceremony for the victim of Coercive Conversion Programs, Ji-in Gu

The 1st Memorial Ceremony for the victim of Coercive Conversion Programs, Ji-in Gu, ‘Remember Gu Ji In, Bloom as a flower of peace’ was held on 6th of Jan. 2019. (Sun) Noon. (UTC +9)

Countless people around the world are mourning her and representing her voice. If you want to know more, my other postings will help you. It will continue until the Korean government and the media admit their mistakes and enact the law against coercive conversion programs! This means that the Christian Council of Korea (CCK) will collapse.

Please help the victims like her. We need your help. Share it on your SNS and join the #Remember_Gu campaign.

I #RememberGu to ban coercive conversion

Reference
New York Times to Unveil CCK’s Coercive Conversion Program
MEMORIAL SERVICE HELD FOR KOREAN WOMAN KILLED DURING RELIGIOUS CONVERSION

My Postings
New York times Human rights: #RememberGu #1
New York times Human rights: #RememberGu #2
IWPG held memorial to ban coercive conversion

Memorial site
www.facebook.com/remembergu
www.youtube.com/endcoerciveconversion

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HWPL supporters ONE with Man Hee Lee #6

“WE ARE ONE!”

Do You Know HWPL Supporters ONE?

HWPL Supporters ONE started an online promotion service from September 1, 2018 in order to make the peace activities of HWPL and other news of peace widely known around the world.

While the performance and parade rehearsals are underway, they are busy moving and working on one side of the stadium to announce the news of peace.

HWPL Supporters ONE peace quotes

One supporter said “Even though we didn’t know each other it was nice to have the opportunity to come together and work side-by-side for peace. It truly feels like a family.”

“I don’t think peace is a story that is far away from us. If you look at the news on the internet, there should be no more news of war and terrorism that is occurring around the world. Unless peace is achieved, we, our children, and even our future generations, cannot escape from the threat of war and violence.”

“However, it is not the work that anyone can do alone. You and I, together with the voices and opinions of many others, must come together and join forces for peace. Through this I believe that we can protect our world from war and terror. I hope more people will join the Supporters ONE and run together with the hope of peace. Peace is something that we can achieve.”

HWPL supporters ONE

I think anyone who doesn’t want war and wants peace can be HWPL supporters ONE. No, they are already the messengers of peace.

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Man Hee Lee Peace Biography

Man hee Lee peace biography

Have you ever wished for peace?

Have you ever thought that peace could be achieved?

Maybe, you can think it is so naive. Is this possible? You can think it is likely that high-ranking people will act in their own interests anyway. Why hasn’t peace been achieved so far?

This is because no one had the answer to peace. Let’s hear the story of people who have answers to peace supported by 3.6 billion women and 1.8 billion young people around the world.

HWPL with Man Hee Lee

A STEP TOWARDS PEACE Man Hee Lee Peace Biography Man Hee Lee Quotes Man Hee Lee biography Man Hee Lee HWPL DPCW chairman Lee 918 WARP Summit #525_peacewalk

HWPL is the international NGO associated with UN DPI and ECOSOC. Its purpose is only to end the war. HWPL is recognized by experts as the most practical and powerful peace group. What is the Answer to peace?

First, DPCW (Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War)

The existing international law allowed for war in part. They thought the war was a necessary evil. But no one wants a war. DPCW is a new international law created with 21 experts on international law to root out war from this global village. This document will be a milestone in human history.

More info: [D-1] International Day of Peace: DPCW is Right to Peace

Second, 525 Peace Walk

Every year on May 25, young people go out to the streets together. Gather together and walk for peace. On 25 May, 2018, HWPL plans a peace campaign of 5th Annual Commemoration of the Declaration of World Peace with a slogan: Together for A New Start, Together for Peace. 525 peace walks that take place all over the world are spectacular.

More info: [D-DAY] The Reason Why 5th Peace Walk is Different #7

Third, 918 WARP Summit like Peace Festival

Every year on September 18, the World Peace Festival is held in Korea. As the years go by, a great number of international figures are coming. There are 18 former and incumbent presidents, Supreme Court justices, National Assembly speakers, first ladies, and university professors. They are moved by the sight where 200,000 people become One and return to their country as a messenger of peace. We Are One!

Official: http://warpsummit.org/

Fourth, UN speech at UN headquarters

Around 145 representative officials to the United Nations of the respective countries gathered to hold a dialogue on the agenda of peace and development at UN Headquarters in New York on May 31, 2018.

Attended as a special invitee, Chairman Man Hee Lee of HWPL said
“I’ve visited all around the world and had a number of agreements with the former and current presidents, the chief justices, and members of the National Assembly to end the war together. All leaders in each country should sign the agreement for the international law (DPCW) to achieve peace if they love the country and the people.”

“To do this, the United Nations must work together to accomplish the task of peace with its spirit of peace at its inception.” After this truthful speech, everyone gave a huge standing ovation!!!

These things are Man Hee Lee Peace Biography. Now, everything is up to you! Please become messengers of peace!

More info: http://www.peacestep.com/2018/06/13/intercultural-dialogue-standing-ovation-at-un-headquarters/

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HWPL Peacebuilding with Man Hee Lee

What is Peacebuilding?

In Wikipedia, Peacebuilding is an approach to an entire set of interrelated efforts that support peace. And as other definition, Peacebuilding is a process that facilitates the establishment of durable peace and tries to prevent the recurrence of violence by addressing root causes and effects of conflict. (Ref) It seems to have a literal meaning.

It is difficult to achieve peace, but there have been many international efforts. First, the UN was founded at October 24, 1945 and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly at its third session on 10 December 1948. And now we’re trying to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that we’re going to achieve by 2030. What do you think of the current peace? Are you satisfied?

Perhaps, the answer depends on your current state of affairs. It would be the same for anyone to answer. But there are some people who didn’t. People who need to get rid of war in this global village. People who sacrifice themselves to achieve peace. Those who want to enact a new international law, saying that the UN should not forget its original spirit. Who are they?

HWPL Peacebuilding Story

They are the members of HWPL. It’s a HWPL Peacebuilding Story.

The Chairman Man Hee Lee of HWPL said, “I’ve visited all around the world and had a number of agreements with the former and current presidents, the chief justices, and members of the National Assembly to end the war together.

All leaders in each country should sign the agreement for the international law to achieve peace if they love the country and the people. To do this, the United Nations must work together to accomplish the task of peace with its spirit of peace at its inception.” at UN Headquarters, around 145 representative officials. After this speech, he received a huge standing ovation.

Today, I’d like to give you a very good example of Peacebuilding.

Philippine Social Representatives Seek Peacebuilding Through Cultural Exchange With International NGO

On February 8, a grand peace festival will be held, which is entitled “We are one for Peace to attain Sustainable Development” at the Philippine Sports Stadium, Bulacan. It had 30,000 participants including social representatives in the Philippines and Volunteer Individuals for Peace (VIP) by Dr. Ronald Adamat, CHED’s Commissioner and Mr. Man Hee Lee, Chairman of HWPL. Why do they get together?

They want to launch nationwide peace movement throughout the Philippine’s State Universities and Colleges. A HWPL Official said “The highlight of this peace event is to give inspiration of citizen participation in peacebuilding. Cultural performances will represent harmony under peace beyond differences in ethnicity, religion or nationality. Also, the principles of peacebuilding with civic participation and national support will be introduced – the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW).”

If you want to know more DPCW

[D-1] International Day of Peace: DPCW is Right to Peace

How can HWPL change a country?

They don’t just talk. As a partnership in promoting a culture of peace between the City Government of Paranaque (Philippine) and HWPL, there will be an inauguration of the “PEACE ROOM” in Paranaque City Public Library. According to organizers of this project, “peace corner and peace room will be established in different libraries nationwide to raise awareness of peacebuilding to citizens.”How can HWPL change a country?

Because the CHED and Dr. Adamat helped a lot. Last January 2018, Commissioner of Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and HWPL signed an MOU to promote peace education throughout public colleges nationwide. The Chairman Man Hee Lee emphasized “We should think of how we can achieve peace. It should start by teaching peace to the youths.”

Reference: http://pageone.ph/philippine-social-representatives-seek-peacebuilding-through-cultural-exchange-with-international-ngo/

Did you hear the HWPL Peacebuilding Story well? It’s your turn.
More info with HWPL facebook

Other Lastest News of HWPL

Pacific Governments and Civil Society Leaders Seek “Spreading a Culture of Peace”

HWPL with ChirmanLee spread the culture of Peace to Kambodia, Ministry of Justice, Education, state news

HWPL will visit Kambodia to spread culture of Peace and to make peaceful world with Chairman Lee, Man Hee Lee

Philippine Social Representatives Seek Peacebuilding

The first batch of exam results have been officially released, beginning with Forms three and five today

Join the HWPL Peacebuilding

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HWPL peace quotes with Man Hee Lee #5

At the 2018 HWPL World Peace Summit: 4th Anniversary of the WARP Summit, HWPL signed MOU with renowned organizations such as the International Centre for Black Sea-Baltic Studies and Consensus Practices, the Institute for Advanced Studies in Levant Culture and Civilization (ISACCL), and other organizations to which Eastern European heads of state belong.

H.E. Gennady Burbulis, Former State Secretary of Russia and President of Baltic-Black Sea Forum, said “Creating a peace culture is a difficult road we must travel until peace becomes stabilized, but at the same time, it will help people to find inner harmony and to fit their lives to the stars in the sky and to the work of humanity.

Regardless of age, position, or field, the work that we are doing will play a pivotal role in actualizing peace through the power of communities. And I believe that that actualization of peace within communities is very well reflected in the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW).

In order to fulfill this goal, we must look at this on a global scale, not on the scale of individual nations,. As long as the foundation is still unstable, we cannot ensure the success of today nor tomorrow. This is why peace is so closely tied to dignity. I am sure that the DPCW needs to be and will be as historical as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.”

Watch again the Lecture for Peaceful Unification on the Korean Peninsula:

Reference: http://hwpl.kr/en/news/view/181201353/0/LectureforPeacefulUnificationontheKoreanPeninsula

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Man Hee Lee won the 2018 Seoul Peace Culture Award

How about 2018?

70th UDHR/Add Your Voice

What year? What do you think the most important things were in this year? Maybe, I think 2018 is the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the UN on 10 December 1948. Also, there had been various incidents over the world, but there had been progress in inter-Korean relations, the only divided nation.

When can we enjoy peace in full? Like Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said “Recent memory is replete with multiple examples of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.” There is still much to be desired. The human rights of millions are still being violated on a daily basis.

What should we do? How nice it would be to get rid of the war?

Reference: https://news.un.org/en/story/2018/12/1027981
“Stand Up for Human Rights”: www.standup4humanrights.org

However, there were people who made a lot of efforts for peace between the two Koreas.

A STEP TOWARDS PEACE Man Hee Lee won the 2018 Seoul Peace Culture Award Man Hee Lee biography Man Hee Lee IWPG HWPL Peace education HWPL — Blue House PHOTO

When the leaders of the two Koreas were having their third summit, Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) chairman Man Hee Lee brought together more than 1,500 world-class political and religious leaders as well as peace activists in Incheon, South Korea, to reunite the two countries. Influential people from all over the world gathered to discuss how to achieve peace at the 2018 HWPL World Peace WARP Summit.

ex) Participants: former presidents Viktor Yushchenko from Ukraine, Croatia’s Ivo Josipovic, Romania’s Emil Constantinescu and Sierra Leone’s ex-vice president Samuel SamSumana.

The Chairman Man Hee Lee said “It’s embarrassing to see the country is still divided. I believe the president of South Korea [Moon] and the leader of North Korea [Kim] know about this conference and I urge them to support us to achieve peace.” Is he a high-ranking civil servant? Nope. But it makes sense for him to say so. Because he is a veteran of the Korean War. It is unprecedented for a civilian to do such a thing.

Reference: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/asean-plus/30354655

So he is awarded the Seoul Peace Culture Award

Mr. Man hee Lee of HWPL is awarded the Seoul Peace Culture Award. It’s a prize for people who contribute greatly to mankind and his influence is worldwide. It began in 2007 and was established to leave the people’s will and belief in the eternal peace of the world’s human welfare and the global village.

In their acceptance speech, The Chairman Lee asked “HWPL’s proposal to end the war effectively through international law prohibiting the production of weapons and war is now recognized by the international community as an effective alternative to ending the war,” And he continued, “Now, please cooperate with HWPL to achieve a peaceful unification of the Korean Peninsula.”

In particular, through a joint discussion with legal professionals around the world, a campaign is underway to establish an international law for peace, in which one million people from 170 countries participated, based on the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW).

Reference: http://www.thesegye.com/news/newsview.php?ncode=1065610437946673

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The Chairman Man Hee Lee Quotes #5

On September 19th, ‘2018 IWPG International Women’s Peace Conference’ was held by female leaders from around the world as part of the 2018 HWPL World Peace Summit: 4th Anniversary of the WARP Summit. In the conference themed, ‘The Role of Women to Realize Peace in the Korean Peninsula and World Peace’’, Former President, Professor, current and former heads of state and First Ladies, ministers, members of the National Assembly, and 380 female leaders gathered to find practical solutions for peace.

Lastly, Chairman Lee of HWPL gave a special request to those in attendance stating, “The strength of one person, is only that one person’s strength. But if we come together for this work of peace, then it will become a great power. Everyone woman living in the global village should become one through the common objective and shout together with a common voice. You should write letters to former and current presidents. We need to write not only to our president but to those all over the world.”

He then continued, “Also you should tell not only the people of your own countries but the people from other countries as well about the method of becoming one together with the women of the IWPG. Two is more powerful than one, but if there are many it will never be broken. Since the goal is peace, nothing is more precious and important than the work of making the world of peace that can be left as a legacy for future generations. I believe in the women’s group and the youth group.” After finishing, he shouted “We are one!”, urging all participants to become one.

He is a really qualified person to say these words when we think Man Hee Lee biography. Now, what is left is our action! We Are One!

Reference: http://hwpl.kr/en/news/view/180922343/12/2018IWPGInternationalWomen%E2%80%99sPeaceFemaleLeadersoftheWorldFindtheRoleofWomenforPeaceintheKoreanPeninsulaandWorldPeace

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IWPG held memorial to ban coercive conversion

The International Women’s Peace Group (IWPG) held several memorial services across the world in honour of the late Ji-In Gu – a young South Korean woman who passed away while being forced conversion. The memorial service took place 49 days after Gu’s death (December 2017) which is a Korean tradition and was held in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, Harare, Zimbabwe, as well as in Windhoek, Namibia. On January 28, 120,000 South Koreans also protested in major cities against coercive conversion program by the Christian Council of Korea. (More info) Not only in South Africa, the memorial service has been held in the LA, United Kingdom, and other parts of the world for a year.

Especially during November and December this year, New York Times and other leading press reported with the headlines “Ban Coercive Conversion,” and shared the events of the late Ji-in Gu.

Reference: https://www.iol.co.za/capetimes/news/memorial-held-for-woman-forced-to-convert-13635947

Why is the memorial continuing?

As we celebrate the first anniversary of memorial, why is it reported by the leading foreign press? Why is the memorial continuing? That’s because nothing has changed in a year and the government hasn’t responded. Why?

First, the Coercive Conversion Program is still underway.

Sometimes religious suppression occurs in war and emerging countries, but no one would think that Murder by coercive conversion occurred in the South Korea, K-pop’s home country. So far, the number of victims is over 1,000. 52 percent of them claimed they were imprisoned. (The AVCCP statistics) In addition, 42 percent of the victims were taken to coercive religious conversion program by kidnapping. After this anti-humanitarian act, one conversion pastor of the CCK even received up to $894,425 USD. How can this illegal thing still happen?

Second, Conversion pastors cowardly evade the law by using the excuse of ‘counseling’.

They claim that these consultations on “cult issues” are carried out voluntarily at the request of the family members of the victims and with the consent of the victims. However, victims report that the “conversion education agreements” are written by force while they are under confinement. So Human rights activists and IWPG members around the world have continued to petition for the Korean government to enact a special law against coercive conversion program.

In a similar case, 1,000 Pakistani girls are kidnapped and forced to change religion every year. Muslims only just said “It was to encourage cults to accept the Islam.”Many human rights activists spoke out, and in the end the government made a anti-conversion law.

In November 2016, the Sindh province passed a law criminalizing forced conversions to, according to the law, ‘provide protection for those who are victims of this abhorrent practice.’ Under the law, those convicted of forcibly converting others receive a punishment from five years’ imprisonment to a life sentence.

Reference: https://indianexpress.com/article/world/world-news/pakistan-province-criminalises-forced-conversions-forbids-minors-from-changing-religion-4393556/

Why hasn’t anything changed in a year?

Because the Christian Council of Korea (CCK) is trying to hide the truth, not only by neglecting the law and looking the other way, but by supporting its affiliated pastors’ illegal activities. Politics and religion have the cozy relations, which violates Article 20-2 of the Constitution of the Republic of Korea, “Religion and politics are separated.” Who will console the pain that 1,000 victims of coercive conversion in Korea have experienced? Who can compensate for Ji-in’s death?

Furthermore, HWPL has already vehemently protested against the CCK, which has abandoned its function as a religious organization, and its affiliated pastors for conducting anti-nation, anti-society, and anti-peace acts that violate human rights. The CCK must to be disbanded for throwing the Korean people, as well as the international community, into chaos, and the pastors who took part in coercive conversion must receive the proper punishment for their actions.

Reverend Thamsanqa Mvambo, President of the NICSA, said, “This is a terrible outrage that such people who claim to be believers in Jesus Christ would act in this way using the weapons of the devil against fellow Christians. The CCK and Conversion Pastors should repent immediately.”

He added,“I ask the CCK and pastors who practice and profit from the conversion programmes to immediately and permanently cease such activities. We also call on the lawmakers in the Republic of Korea to make a law prohibiting the coercive conversion programmes and holding pastors who profit from this unaccountable action.”

Reference: https://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Ugandan-firm-intervene-South-Korea-religious-conflict/688334-4717430-cpbksnz/index.html
http://hwpl.kr/en/news/view/181229361/0/NewYorkTimestoUnveilCCKsCoerciveConversionProgram

I # RememberGu to Ban Coercive Conversion

Memorial site
www.facebook.com/remembergu
www.youtube.com/endcoerciveconversion

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IPYG Peace Story

IPYG is a ‘International Peace Youth Group.’ IPYG is affiliated with 805 organizations and has its branches in 110 countries. The number of memeber is 4,600,000. IPYG Peace Story is being known all over the world. To give you a brief definition, I can say this.

WE YOUTHS,
  SHARE the love given from above.    
  GATHER as one.    
  PRODUCE works of true peace.

The bottom line of IPYG is based on the Declaration of World Peace (Full text) of HWPL. “For World Peace to become a reality, this is the duty of all youth, everywhere.” IPYG believes in the main role of 1.4 billion All Youth.
If 1.4 billion youths around the world are united as one for peace, it can and will be a reality.

IPYG Peace Story

IPYG, “I Present Your Gifts” Christmas Free Hugs Campaign

As you can see in the above video, the lively youth have a positive effect around the world. The City needs something special. Perhaps… A Gift? We should be united, no matter of the age, race and religion. With a simple act of kindness, We all have the power. To Spread: Peace Unity Happiness. We Share, Gather, and Produce.

IPYG Peace Project

IPYG Peace Walk : Making a change starts with a movement. Turn your 216,262,500 Steps in your lifetime into Peace Walk!

Peace Zone : Peace Zone where only peace exists. Establish peace, one by one

525 Hi five : Spread digital love : one hashtag at a time

Signing Campaign : Until the word “war” disappears and only peace is left as a legacy

Join the IPYG Peace Story

Looking back on the year 2018

The International Peace Youth Group (IPYG) called on the current and former presidents of Africa with a series of peace letters, to engage in a round-table discussion to trun the culture of violence into the culture of peace in South Africa.

Ref: https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/dear-presidents-we-need-to-talk-about-establishing-a-culture-of-peace-16248340

Local youth of the IPYG in the Gugulethu area gave the wall a fresh coat of paint in cleaning up around the NY116 sports field. This project was part of the ‘IPYG Peace My City campaign’ which make Peace Zone.

Ref: https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/cleanyourhood-campaign-inspires-youth-to-clean-up-14602971

Official page: http://www.ipyg.kr/index

IPYG, WE ARE ONE

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HWPL peace quotes with Man Hee Lee #4

On the 16th of September, The ‘Goseong Peace Conference’ was attended by the International Centre for Black Sea-Baltic Studies and Consensus Practices (Centre BBS) and the UN-affiliated NGO HWPL. Why did they get together? The purpose is ‘the Adoption of the DPCW in the UN and the Peaceful Unification of the Korean Peninsula.’ It is a hot topic in the world. Today, I introduce you HWPL peace quotes with Man Hee Lee.

H.E. Viktor Yushchenko, Former president of Ukraine, said “If a country is attacked, no one is safe, because we are all one. What we are going to talk about is solidarity. We need to get the signatures of a million people because it can bring many people to unite and affirm the solidarity. I think Chairman Lee of HWPL is doing great work to gain support from many people in various countries. We are becoming one. The work we are doing is the way we can unite.”

Reference: http://hwpl.kr/en/news/view/180926345/24/DiscussionforCooperationforPeacebetweenHWPLandtheInternationalCentreforBlackSeaBalticStudiesandConsensusPracticesattheGoseongPeaceConference