Tag: human rights day
united-nations: “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” Human rights are for everyone, everywhere, every day. They include our rights to freedom from fear and from want, freedom to speak up, rights to health and education; and to economic and social justice. On Sunday’s Human Rights Day and every day, join people around the world: standup4humanrights.org
united-nations: Stand up for someone’s rights today! Today is Human Rights Day. Choose from one of these five ideas and Stand up Today: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/HRDay2016/Pages/StandUp4HumanRightsTakeAction.aspx Read about the International Day of Human Rights here.
united-nations: Our Rights. Our Freedoms. Always. On Thursday’s Human Rights Day, make sure you know YOUR rights and freedoms. United Nations Human Rights explains here: http://www.un.org/en/events/humanrightsday/ Today is Human Rights Day! The UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights this day 67 years ago. Do you know your rights?
The Hungarian United Nations Association held its annual commemoration of Human Rights Day this Tuesday. The venue was provided by the Corvinus University of Budapest. Mr. Martin Nesirky, the Director of UNIS Vienna, former spokesperson for UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon held a great lecture with the above title. Mr. Nesirky first talked about current issues related to human rights around the world. He then briefly walked through the chapters of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, illustrating the provisions with examples and often with stories of his travel with the Secretary General. He also mentioned and quoted the Secretary…
united-nations: On Human Rights Day on Tuesday, take a look at the most important achievements in human rights since the creation of United Nations Human Rights 20 years ago. Show your support by watching and sharing this video featuring work to defend human rights around the world.
Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home – so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world. Yet they are the world of the individual person; the neighborhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the factory, farm, or office where he works. Such are the places where every man, woman, and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. Without concerted citizen action to uphold them close to home, we…
