Visionary Leaders from 17 Nations Ring the Bell of World Peace and Love

Jointly Creating a Peaceful and Conscience-guided World

The 20th International Conference of Chief Justices of the World was held on November 6-12, 2019 in Lucknow, India. The annual conference was attended by 297 honored guests from 70 nations, including heads of state, chief justices, judges, and leaders in various fields. Dr. Hong, Tao-Tze, president of the Federation of World Peace and Love (FOWPAL), which has a branch in Los Angeles, led his delegation to attend the event for the tenth time this year.

On Nov. 10, during the Conference, FOWPAL hosted the World Leader Summit of Love and Peace and shared with other attendees that the United Nations declared April 5 the International Day of Conscience in July this year, which marks a significant milestone in human history. Dr. Hong gave a speech, emphasizing, “The core value of education is to inspire everyone’s inherent kindness and self-awakening.”  “Conscience is the soul of the rule of law and education. Like a compass, it guides us toward the right path and leads us toward harmony and truth. It constantly reminds us to return to our hearts, do good deeds, and make wise decisions. Conscience also empowers us to tolerate, forgive, thank and care for one another, and thus it bridges the distance between people and between nations. When people follow their conscience, they will take actions to love not just themselves but others for mutual benefits,” added Dr. Hong.

On Nov. 9-11, FOWPAL hosted four ceremonies of ringing the Bell of World Peace and Love, and influential leaders from 17 countries rang the Bell and made wishes for peace, including Justice Minister of India’s Uttar Pradesh Brajesh Pathak; Jean-Henry Ceant, former Prime Minister of Haiti; Parliament Speaker of Uganda Rebecca A. Kadaga; Justice Minister of North Macedonia Renata Deskoska; Justice Minister of Zambia Given Lubinda; Khamis Juma Mwalim, Member of the House of Representatives of Zanzibar, Tanzania; Premier President of Madagascar’s Supreme Court Nelly Rakotobe; Deputy Chief Justice of the Egyptian Supreme Constitutional Court Adel Omar Sherif; Vice President of Guinea Bissau’s Supreme Court Rui Nene; Selima Ahmad, Member of Parliament of Bangladesh; Masami Saionji, Chairperson of the World Peace Prayer Society in Japan; Justice Geoffrey Henderson, Judge of the International Criminal Court (Trinidad and Tobago); Chief Justice of Eritrea Menkerious Beraki; President of the Comorian Supreme Court Cheikh Salim Said Attoumane; President of the Burundian Constitutional Court Charles Ndagijimana; Juan Ramon Lau Quan, Member of Parliament of Guatemala; and President of Burkina Faso’s Constitutional Council Kassoum Kambou.

After each bell-ringing ceremony, Dr. Hong presented the “compass clock of conscience” to honorable guests from various nations. The clock represents time, direction, and goal. It symbolizes that conscience is the guide that leads us toward the right path of life and reminds us to seize every moment to practice kindness in order to create peace and happiness.

To date, 390 influential leaders in 121 nations have rung the Bell, including heads of state and government, Nobel Peace Prize laureates, UN ambassadors, and other visionaries. The collective wishes for love and peace are facilitating the promotion of a culture of conscience, and the consolidated positive energy will continue to ripple out, positively impacting the world.

During the Conference, FOWPAL delegates also shared the global endorsement campaign for the “Declaration of International Day of Conscience” with other participants, who responded warmly to the initiative. As of Nov. 11, 2019, the declaration has been translated into 41 languages and endorsed by people in 182 nations.

FOWPAL invites all nations to jointly celebrate the first International Day of Conscience on April 5, 2020 and hopes that global citizens will work together to foster a culture of peace with love and conscience.

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Dr. Hong, Tao-Tze, president of FOWPAL, 5th from right, presents the “compass clock of conscience” to honorable guests during the 20th International Conference of Chief Justices of the World in Lucknow, India on Nov. 10, 2019.

Justice Minister of India’s Uttar Pradesh Shri Brajesh Pathak rings the Bell of World Peace and Love and makes a wish for peace.

Dr. Hong, Tao-Tze, president of FOWPAL, 3rd from right, honors Jean-Henry Ceant, former Prime Minister of Haiti, 3rd from left, after his ringing the Bell of World Peace and Love during the World Leader Summit of Love and Peace.

Dr. Hong presents “Key to the Heart” to, from left, Deputy Chief Justice of Egyptian Supreme Constitutional Court Adel Sherif, Premier President of Madagascar’s Supreme Court Nelly Rakotobe, and Vice President of Guinea Bissau’s Supreme Court Rui Nene.

Dr. Hong, 3rd from left, presents the “compass clock of conscience” to, from left, Juan Ramon Lau Quan, Member of Parliament of Guatemala; President of Burundian Constitutional Court Charles Ndagijimana; and President of Burkina Faso’s Constitutional Council Kassoum Kambou.