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Human Rights Day
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Celebrate Human Rights Day and stand up with people all over the world who want to make human rights a reality for everyone.
Human Rights Day marks the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) adopted on December 10, 1948 that set down the basic principles at the very heart of the human rights movement. The UDHR has enabled remarkable progress in human rights, inspiring international human rights standards, laws and institutions that have improved the lives of many around the world. The day is a high point in the calendar of United Nations and is normally marked by both high-level political conferences and meetings and by cultural events and exhibitions dealing with human rights issues. Many non-profit organizations and human rights activists also schedule special events to commemorate the day. Look out for events in your community!
For a path out of poverty, take the human rights route
9/04/09
by: Buddha
All over the world, people in poverty are demanding dignity. They want an end to the injustice and exclusion that keep them trapped in deprivation. They want to have control over the decisions that affect their lives.
They want their rights to be respected and their voices to count. Join them now. Add your voice to Amnesty International’s new campaign.
When people in poverty talk of their experiences, they do not just talk of deprivation – although of course that is key. They also talk of whether they can send their children to school, and whether that school, along with their home, will be bulldozed in the morning.
They talk of living in fear of violence, of being treated like criminals, of being excluded not just from what is perceived as ‘mainstream’ society but also from decisions taken on their own behalf, of never being listened to.
They talk of arbitrary arrests, of losing their scant livelihoods on the whim of an international corporation’s determination to extract resources from under their feet, of being marginalized, of having no access to justice. They talk about the experiences that shape their lives: experiences of deprivation, insecurity, exclusion and a sense of voicelessness.
In the next few years, Amnesty International will be working with individuals and communities who are living in poverty to ensure that when they talk about their experiences, governments listen. But in order to do this, we need your support, your opinion and your voice.
Act now
The Demand Dignity campaign is underway and it needs your support. Help us spread the word: Human rights abuses cause and perpetuate poverty. Add your voice, have your say, and join Amnesty International in ensuring that governments listen to those living in poverty as they demand their rights.
Go to www.demanddignity.org to find out more about the issues of the campaign. It is your platform: express your opinions, listen to others’ and influence decision makers.
Let us know what Dignity means to you by adding your voice. Our collective demand for dignity will be heard louder and clearer with each and every new voice.
Source: www.amnesty.org
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