In 2020, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) celebrates its 72nd birthday on December 10. The UDHR is a milestone in the history of human rights and was developed by representatives of different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world as a common standard to be achieved by all peoples and nations. It establishes, for the first time, the universal protection of human rights.
But what are human rights?
Human rights are inherent rights of all human beings, regardless of their race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion or any other condition.
They include the right to life and liberty, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education, among many others. Everyone deserves these rights, without discrimination.
In fact, Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights highlights: “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. Endowed with reason and conscience, they must act with one another in a spirit of brotherhood. “
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognizes human rights as a prerequisite for guaranteeing peace, justice and democracy.
Despite being born more than 70 years ago, the UDHR remains very current, but it is currently going through a bad time, as the president of COPROFAM, Alberto Broch, highlighted: “More than ever the UDHR is disrespected, even in the sector. of the rights of family farming, so closely linked to human rights, especially with regard to the right to food and nutrition of all the world’s people. We need, collectively, to create awareness of great respect for this declaration, and mainly the authorities need to apply it in practice in government actions, ”said the leader.
Source: CONTAG Communication Advisory – Verônica Tozzi, with information from the UN
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