Last Thursday, 10th of December, all the world celebrated the human rights, we should all, make sure that these rights are respected, and when there is some violation, reparation must be done, because on the contrary, a dangerous precedent could happen, even taking to a dystopia. This post is a summary of four articles. The first was published at http://www.un.org/en/events/humanrightsday/. The second was published at http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/human-rights-day-2015-what-it-what-theme-this-year-1532346. The third was published http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/prizes-and-celebrations/celebrations/international-days/human-rights-day-2015. The fourth was published at http://eeas.europa.eu/top_stories/2015/101215_human-rights-day_en.htm
Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December. It commemorates the day on which, in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly passed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights(UDHR). This year's Human Rights Day is devoted to the launch of a year-long campaign for the 50th anniversary of the two international covenants on Human Rights: the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The two Covenants, together with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, form the International Bill of Human Rights, setting out rights that are the birth right of all human beings "Our Rights. Our Freedoms. Always." Aims to promote and raise awareness of the two Covenants on their 50th anniversary. The year-long campaign revolves around the themes of rights and freedoms, which underpin the International Bill of Human Rights are as relevant today as they were when were adopted 50 years ago.
Human Rights Day is marked annually on 10 December to commemorate the day when was adopted the UDHR. It sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected. The theme for 2015 is "Our Rights. Our Freedoms. Always", to mark the launch of a one year campaign. The focus is on "freedoms", recalling the four freedoms that underpis the UDHR. The four freedoms are: freedom from fear, freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want. Many countries recognise human rights and the rule of law as the basis for fair and stable societies, but many states still have a lot to do to build political institutions, judicial systems that allow ordinary people to live with dignity. Among other problems, there is an ongoing justification of rights violations in the name of combatting terrorism and there is also the reversal of economic and social rights in the name of economic crises or security.
There is a temptation, in order to counter violence and given the need to combat the threat of terrorism, to deny the fundamental rights and essential freedoms that are the foundation of life in society. Respect for rights is not an abstract commitment enshrined in a charter, it is a daily fight and every day we must renew the practical means of waging that fight. The adoption by the United Nations of the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is one of the steps, practical and political, to advancing human rights. UNESCO is mobilized in all its fields of competence to build this future of dignity for all. The full realization of human rights requires access for all to quality education. It requires freedom of expression and press freedom, the protection of journalists and the media. It includes the right of everyone to take part in cultural life. It involves the equitable sharing of progress in scientific research. To mark the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Economic, social and Cultural Rights, UNESCO is joining the campaign to be launched with the warchword "Our Rights. Our Freedoms. Always. Let us together give fresh impetus to respect for rights, and let us draw inspiration from the example of all those who are committed to defending them, thereby consolidating our shared humanity.
In a declaration on behalf of the European Union the High Representative Federica Mogherini stated that "Against the background of the current increasing challenges to human rights and the rule of law, and in the context of a global economic crisis, poverty and inequalities, these treaties remain the bedrock of the EU's work on promoting and defending all human rights and fundamental freedoms, and are the vital international legal basis for their universality, indivisibility and interrelatedness." Mogherini referred to the new Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy, which the EU adopted last July, and stated that "this place equal importance on all those rights and engages, through concrete actions, to promote them and ensure their fulfilment for all. Moreover, the EU has as ever dedicated to assist civil society organisations and all other actors, in advocating for the protection and respect of human rights, whether civil and political or social, economic and cultural. The EU has itself is a compelling example of the benefits which flow from a vibrant civil society."
