RECOMMENDATION 964 (1983)[1]
on a European award for non-violence
The
Assembly, 1. Gravely concerned at the present degree of violence and at
the many levels on which this occurs ; 2. Recalling its
Recommendation 963 on cultural and educational means of reducing violence, and
earlier texts adopted on the fight against terrorism both by the Assembly and
the European Parliament ; 3. Recalling proposals made by Senator
Calamandrei to the Parliamentary Hearing on violence held in Assisi on the
occasion of the 800th anniversary of the birth of St. Francis ; 4.
Recognising the impact of the Nobel Peace Prize awarded by an independent
committee elected by the Parliament of Norway ; 5. Welcoming also
the contribution made to the furtherance of non-violence by non-governmental
organisations ; 6. Wishing to associate the Council of Europe with
these ideals, and in particular with the positive promotion of non-violence in
democratic society ; 7. Recalling the cultural vocation of the
Council of Europe, and believing that there is considerable room within the
field of culture and education for creative and constructive action in favour
of non-violence, 8. Recommends that the Committee of
Ministers :
a. institute a European award for non-violence on
the model of the Nobel Peace Prize, to be given every other year for
outstanding initiatives in the positive promotion of non-violence through
creative works in the literary, audio-visual, artistic or educational
fields ; b. arrange for the establishment of a special fund
for this award, open also to endowments from independent sources, and
sufficient to cover not only the administration of the award, and the award
itself, but also the wide publication of related biennial reports.
[1]. Assembly debate on
28 January 1983 (28th Sitting) (see Doc. 5013, report of the Committee on
Culture and Education). Text adopted by the Assembly on 28
January 1983 (28th Sitting).
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