Human Rights Day 2025

            Eleven days ago, precisely on 10th of December, all over the world remembered the importance of human rights and the fight for justice when they are disrespected. Never a human rights defender has had so many rights violated, never was so harmed, humilliated and bullied but now all the world is demanding justice. Join us in this worldwide movement for justice, democracy and my political rights.  .I have a YouTube channel, here is the link.   https://www.youtube.com/@lucianofietto4773/videos. Since the creation of this channel its visualization counter doesn't work, the same has been happening with the counter of this blog since its creation in 2010.     This post is a summary of two articles. The first was published at https://www.ohchr.org/en/stories/2025/11/human-rights-day-2025-our-everyday-essentials. The second was published at https://www.cesr.org/human-rights-day-2025-reclaiming-human-dignity-in-a-moment-of-strained-foundations/

              "Human rights are our compass in turbulent times, guiding and steading us through uncertainty," said UN Human Rights Chief, Volker Turk, marking the launch of the 2025 Human Rights Day celebrated on December 10. "Inequalities are rising, conflicts are raging, the climate emergency is mounting, and some are creating and trying to deepen divisions within societies and between countries. But we must not give up," said Turk in his video message. "We need more solidarity and more human rights to address the current challenges. It is crucial to keep advocating for our fundamental rights," he said. Our Everyday Essentials, this year's UN Human Rights Day Campaign, seeks to reaffirm the enduring relevance of the UDHR and its core values, equality, justice, freedom, and dignity, reminding us that human rights remain a steadfast promise for society. This campaign highlights two interconnected aspects of human rights: the extraordinary nature of their founding as one of the world's most groundbreaking global pledges, and their everyday, essential presence woven into our lives. The abstract becomes real when we realize that everyday actions, spending time with family, reading news, walking freely, drinking clean water, or enjoying a meal, are made possible by human rights in practice. By bridging the gap between the principles of human rights and daily experiences, Our Everyday Essentials campaign seeks to raise awareness, inspire confidence, and encourage collective action. Beyond inviting reflection, the campaign provides a space for people to share what they consider essential in their lives, transforming the concept of connection into a concrete reality. Together, these personal experiences form a rich mosaic of voices and perspectives.                                                                                                                                                       Alongside the crises affecting people's daily lives, anti rights networks all over the globe continued to promote messages designed to narrow who is considered deserving of rights. These actors often use fear, misinformation, and selective outrage to divide communities along artificial lines. They question the legitimacy of the human rights framework and try to erode public support for equality, inclusion and social protection. In this context, defending human rights means reaffirming their value in people's daily lives and expanding the coalitions that can advance them. It involves telling stories about how rights support shared prosperity, safety, and belonging, and highlighting whose interests are served when these commitments are weakened. Here, we summarize some of the strategies employed to protect and harness the power of human rights. Real progress depends on the connections that allow people to coordinate their efforts and shape shared strategies. Across issues and regions, advocates need spaces where they can compare their realities, understand how economic rules influence them, and chart common paths forward. This connective work is often overlooked, yet it is essential for building power and sustain change.  We can contribute to this infrastructure by bringing together grassroots organizer, academic researchers, civil society networks, and public officials. We create opportunities to exchange insights, explore the links between fiscal choices and rights, This year, we helped deepen the conversation about how across many contexts, people are already building the alliances needed for transformation. They work across border and sectors, strengthen local and global links, and imagine economic systems that protect dignity. This is the story we honour on Human Rights Day. A story of dignity defended, freedom asserted, and justice demanded again and again, against the odds. If this year has shown us anything, it is this: human rights can't be fulfilled without adequate financing, they're intimately connected to the economic rules that shape people's daily realities. Economic and social rights give democracy its substance, multilateralism its legitimacy, and communties their power to confront corporate abuse and populism. That is why, more than ever, we must join forces across movements, regions and generations. We must work together for rights that redistributes power, resources, and opportunities, rights that places dignity, freedom and justice at the center of global-decision making. On this Human Rights Day, we recommit to this work with renewed clarity and resolve, because another world is possible. Together, we are already building it.