Human Rights Day 2023

                            Last Sunday, precisely 10 of December, all over the world celebrated the human rights. This post is a summary of three articles. The first was published at    https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-rights-day The second was published at   https://www.cnbctv18.com/world/human-rights-day-2023-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-day-18530701.htm. The third was published athttps://reliefweb.int/report/world/human-rights-day-2023

                        10 December 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of one of the world's most groundbreaking global pledges: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This landmark document enshrines the inalienable rights that everyone is entitled to as a human being, regardless of race, religion, sex, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, or other status. Available in more than 500 languages, it is the most translated document in the world. In the decades since the adoption of UDHR in 1948, human rights have become more recognised and more guaranteed across the globe. The UDHR has since served as the foundation for an expanding system of human rights protection that today focuses also on vulnerable groups such as persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and migrants. However, the promise of the UDHR, of dignity and equality in rights, has been under a sustained assault in recent years. As the world faces challenges new and ongoing - pandemics, conflicts, exploding inequalities, morally bankrupt global financial system, climate change - the values and rights enshrined in the UDHR provide guideposts for our collective actions that do not leave anyone behind. The UDHR enshrines the rights of all human beings. From the right to education to egual pay, UDHR established for the first time the indivisible and inalienable rights of all humanity. The UDHR has inspired many struggles for stronger human rights protection and helped them to be more recognized. Wherever humanity's values are abandoned, we all are at greater risk. The solution to today's greatest crises are rooted in human rights. We all need to stand up for our rights and those of others. We need an economy that invests in human rights and works for everyone.                                       c                                                                                                                      The Human Rights Day is celebrated around the world on December 10 every year. It focuses on the fundamental rights and liberties of people and advocates for the rights that transcend nationality, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, religion, or any other distinctions. The theme to celebrate This day in 2023 is 'Freedom, Equality and Justice for All.' In 1950, Human Rights Day was formally established. The UDHR consists of 30 articles that cover a wide range of fundamental human rights and freedom to which all people from different parts of the world are entitled. The UDHR also serves as a regulatory body for all other nations that strive to meet basic human needs, including socio-economic and political issues.                                                                                                                                             "Now more than ever, it is time for human rights," said U.N. Human Rights Chief, Volker Turk, ahead of a two-day event on human rights to be held at U.N.'s home in Geneva, Switzerland, and connecting online to hubs in Addis Abeba, Bangkok and Panama. Heads of State, civil society actors and human rights defenders, business leaders and economists alike will converge on the city to craft together a vision for the future of human rights. 75 years ago, representatives from different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world drafted the UDHR, a set of universal, indivisible and inalienable rights recognizing the equal dignity and worth of everyone. The UDHR was a milestone in the history of human rights. The drafting of the UDHR was also ground-breaking in the involvement of women in the shaping of its language and the inclusion of certain social and cultural rights, as well as input from representatives from what is now known as the global south. "Despite conflicts that may divide us, it is in the pursuit of peace, justice and equality that we discover our common ground," Turk said. "Together, we can envision a future where every individual's rights are safeguarded, conflicts are resolved through dialogue, and peace prevails." Turk also pointed that the world today is experiencing levels of violent conflict not seen since the end of the Second World War, with deepening inequalities, increasing hate speech, impunity, growing divisions and polarization and a climate emergency. "This underscore all the more the need for us to take stock, learn lessons, and craft a vision for the future together based on human rights. The UDHR provides a promise, and a blueprint for action. This event is a moment of deep reflection to seek common solutions together, centred on human rights," he stressed.