Peace Education and Human Rights Argument
Abstract
The paper examines the proper placing of peace education as it relates to the
advocacy of human rights, with respect to human life, and as a way of reducing
the abuses on human rights and dignity. The current situation of humanity
demands the holistic embrace of peace and the consideration of the value of the
social justice agenda to the rescue. The paper also calls for proper peace education
for the masses as individuals, group and community since it can help the society
in establishing healthy environment and ethical living, and it also envisages the
inclusion of it in the schools curricula, as the individual and the whole human
society are in great need of peace and justice.
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