Pastoral Commitment and Humanitarian Rights 2nd Day

Like the first day, the session on commitment and humanitarian rights saw the participation of around twenty religious people aged 25 and over, including two or three online! The sub-theme of the second day was: the content of international humanitarian law. Essentially, the speaker of the session will have made the sessionists understand that the law has the mission of regulating conduct in times of hostilities and protecting victims of armed conflicts. For example, he insinuated, war is not waged to neutralize or dehumanize the enemy, but to significantly reduce its capacity to cause harm or its military capacity. This means that international humanitarian law, an emanation of a truly human behavior that is war, wants to preserve the sacred character of human life. In addition, following various questions from participants, the speaker insisted on the importance of always clearly distinguishing combatants from non-combatants. Because, in fact, when in times of war there is confusion between these realities, we fall into war crimes. Pastors, we are humanitarians assigned to humanitarian crisis situations. This is therefore an invitation to equip ourselves well to serve our people well. In our pastoral commitment, there is always interest in listing and documenting, with supporting images, the frequent violations of international humanitarian law. Also, for fear of falling into complicity, we must create spaces for the presentation of these violations and, if necessary, seek ways to reach those who must answer for the people. It is a quarter to 5 p.m. when the Provincial takes the floor to not only thank the speaker, but also the participants who willingly listened to the call for ongoing formation! He invites the Jubilees not to get used now to write daily memories of the trials we experience in our country, but also to work on the hygiene of their lives!