Work has commenced with the Ministry of Education especially with the Ministry’s Peace Education Department to promote human rights and peace education within schools. As a preliminary project Judge Weeramantry addressed over 400 School Principals and Education Officials at the Education Ministry on 20th July 2002 on the importance of including peace education in the school curriculum. A sequel to this seminar is being organized where the target audience would consist of students of schools and institutions of higher education.
