JPI - TAF Workshop on ADR & Restorative Justice System

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WelcomeWelcome

Just Peace InternationalJust Peace International

Just Peace INTERNATIONAL

About JPIJust Peace International (JPI) is a Non-Profit

Charitable Organization registered with Company House bearing registration

number 6828920 and also registered in Pakistan under registration & control

ordinance 1961 with social welfare Directorate Govt. of NWFP, Pakistan.

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Just Peace INTERNATIONAL

“Promotion of building a just civil society based on justice and peace through conflict transformation methods & harnessing the creative energies of the poor and underprivileged”.

This aim is achieved with the close collaboration of partner communities and organizations through a participatory, demand responsive, gender and poverty sensitive integrated development approach in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan & Afghanistan and United Kingdom.

More info, URL: www.justpeaceint.org

JPI Work’s in the Following Areas• Co existence and interfaith harmony • Conflict transformation for peace building • Indigenous way of peace building (Jirga, Gachacha, Sulha, Circle &

Punchayat)-Restorative Justice • Health education for drug awareness, HIV /Aids, reproductive health • Mental health and trauma healing and early recovery • Prevention of victims of torture • Community policing • Life skills• Capacity building training in community development, non-violence,

violence against women, honor killing • Research studies, teaching and consultancies• Working with media for awareness raising• Racial justice, empowering disadvantage communities, asylum seekers,

refuges• Environmental protection through awareness campaign

Research on different social issues in Pakistan & Research on different social issues in Pakistan & AfghanistanAfghanistan

Little Book on Restorative Justice System in Context of Pakistan & Afghanistan

Towards Understanding Pukhtoon Jirga. Book on Informal Justice System in Pukhtoon Society.

Who Learns from Whom? Pukhtoon Traditions in Modern Perspective.

Awareness Through Electronic MediaAwareness Through Electronic Media

• TV Drama “WABA”• Drama on HIV/AIDS and Drug Awareness• TV Drama “Astaze (The Messenger)• Drama on Domestic Violence • TV Drama “Chorlak”• Drama on Honor Killing• Documentary “Awaiting Dawn” • (Highlighting Drug Awareness)• TV Discussion: “JIRGA” (An Informal Justice System

in Pukhtoon Community)•• History, Role & Importance of Jirga• Song• In your Song I hear my voice (Peace Story and song in 25 different

languages)

Awareness by Game

JPI Priorities for Local Interventions in Bradford-UK

• Co existence and interfaith harmony • Mental Health and Trauma Healing• Community Policing

Mental HealthIssues address in Pakistan

Issues like shame factor, honor, taunting, humiliation, what other will say or think through research (including Jirga, Pukhtoon Tradition in modern

perspective, Restorative justice in Pak Afghan contest)

Identified Issues• Identity issue we vs. them

• Interaction for peaceful dialogues • Media negative images

• Stereotypes about each others

Strategies • Research

• Awareness • Interaction dialogues

• Counseling Medication to at risk cases

Interfaith Harmony

Approaches; Back in Pakistan• Capacity building

• Interactive dialogue• Common peaceful messages from each religion

Identified issues• Tolerance

• Understanding of each other culture & religion• Social interaction

Strategies• Capacity-building

• Inter active dialogue• Corner meeting

Community Policing

Approaches back in Pakistan• Capacity building of police and community elders

• Resolving conflict through jirga outside police station in community• Rehabilitation of victim and offender through jirga with the help of

community elders

Identified issues• Developing linkages between police, community, and youth

• Community based establishment of committee (jirga)• Resolving petty conflict

Strategies• Research on present practices

• Capacity building and creating friendly environment at schools and community

• Resolving youth conflict in community through family group conference• Capacity building of teachers and student for Conflict Management at

school level (Restorative Justice)

Interfaith Harmony

Distribution of RJS Registers to Police Stations

Data Collection Regarding juveniles from Police stations

Community Policing

Awareness for victim of torture

Queries/feed back by Participants Ali Gohar & DIG Mardan Akhrat Ali Shah

Capacity building of professionals, community ,Police officials, and Afghan Refugees living in Pakistan