… EDUCATION FOR PEACE …
An article from ABC Noticias de Tlaxcala
In Mexico, mediation and restorative justice must become a reality through academic programs in higher education institutions, stated Dr. Patricia Lucila González Rodríguez during the conference Mediation and Restorative Justice from the perspective of gender at the Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala (UATx). The conference is being held at the initiative of the Secretariat of Scientific and Graduate Research and the research centers of this institution.
The UATx seeks to promote reflection, training, and research activities that contribute to reducing structural violence and consolidating an authentic culture of peace for the benefit of society.
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Is there progress towards a culture of peace in Mexico?
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In her presentation, the specialist explained that cultural change involves the gradual development of new working methods aimed at integrating the culture of peace, including alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.
In welcoming the speaker and the audience gathered in the “Exchange and Mobility Auditorium,” Dr. Margarita Martínez Gómez, Secretary of Scientific Research and Graduate Studies, stated that universities are key spaces that contribute to processes of social transformation by raising awareness and sensitizing the importance of a culture of peace.
In this regard, she emphasized that the Autonomous University of Tlaxcala involves all stakeholders to build a society free of violence, where all members of this community develop skills and tools that allow for the creation of democratic, supportive, and empathetic environments.
The conference was moderated by Dr. Omar Vázquez Sánchez, Coordinator of the Center for Legal-Political Research (CIJUREP). Dr. González Rodríguez is a researcher at the Institute of Legal Research of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, coordinator of the research line “The Accusatory Criminal System in Mexico,” and an expert on crime, violence, human rights, gender, and the accusatory criminal process.
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