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- Each person has the right to defend themselves<br />
from persecution, humiliation, abuse, but be<br />
mindful of the fact that god’s first law is that we<br />
do not kill each other<br />
- Each of us has the right to be free from aggression<br />
and acts of hostility towards themselves and<br />
their families and to live in security without fear<br />
of forcible removal of themselves or destruction of<br />
their homes<br />
- Each of us has the right to live free from violence,<br />
terror, murder, persecution, siege, hostage<br />
taking, rape, involuntary detainment, sexual slavery,<br />
and collective punishment<br />
- Each of is has the right to freedom, and sovereign<br />
states have the right to self-determination<br />
and non-interference from others provided they<br />
themselves seek to not interfere<br />
- The psychological terror, abuse, scarring and torture<br />
towards civilians as innocent populations as a<br />
result of acts of war by both sides, irrespective of<br />
the weight of injustice perceived and real by either<br />
side, must be acknowledged as illegitimate<br />
- Each individual and group must be free of psychological<br />
abuse, from humiliation, degradation<br />
and free from political and military assassinations<br />
- The premeditated use of hostages as human<br />
shields and the kidnapping of civilians are crimes<br />
against humanity im-material of race, religion or<br />
country<br />
- A country, state or nation is legally allowed to<br />
unilaterally defend it and right a wrong provided<br />
the response is proportional to the injury suffered<br />
- No country, state, president, representative of<br />
any world religion or representative of any armed<br />
force or country in any conflict is justified in using<br />
nuclear weapons under any circumstances in defence<br />
or retaliation<br />
- No country, state, president, representative of<br />
any world religion or representative of any armed<br />
force or country in any conflict is justified in using<br />
biological weapons under any circumstances in<br />
defence or retaliation<br />
- No country, state, president, representative<br />
of any world religion or representative of any<br />
armed force or country in any conflict is justified<br />
in using chemical weapons under any circumstances<br />
in defence or retaliation<br />
- In the event of inner-city warfare, defending<br />
forces must avoid situating military targets<br />
near populated areas, and attacking forces must<br />
provide enough warnings and exit routes to the<br />
civilian population<br />
- Armed attacks designed to undermine civilian<br />
morale are illegal<br />
- Rape designed as a means of intimidation and<br />
of undermining morale towards the opposing<br />
side is illegal<br />
- A country, military government or usurping<br />
power which takes over a country whether justified<br />
or not must immedi-ately provide security<br />
and humanitarian services for the civilians under<br />
their control<br />
- Targets that are adjacent to areas necessary to<br />
the survival of the civilian population must not<br />
be attacked<br />
- Cluster bombs cannot be used in populated<br />
areas<br />
- All people have the right to live in safety with<br />
dignity and security free from military occupation<br />
- Violence and war will only cause greater pain<br />
and suffering and reduce future chances for<br />
peaceful resolution of conflicts<br />
- Only through the awareness of human suffering<br />
and compassion for others regardless of nationality,<br />
race,<br />
gender or religious preference will we bring<br />
peace to the earth<br />
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