MIAMI.- For 75 years, every December 10, the international community has celebrated the Human Rights Dayin commemoration of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
This declaration was adopted at the third General Assembly of the United Nations that took place in Paris, on the same day but in 1948, after the devastating destruction caused to humanity by the Second World War.
However, it was two years later, in 1950, that the Human Rights Day to establish dignity and equal rights for all human beings.
This document, which is available in more than 500 languages and is the most translated in the world, is signed by the 193 member states of the United Nations (UN).
When the Universal Declaration was adopted there were only 58 members of the United Nations, with 48 countries voting in favor.
International commitment reaffirmed
This anniversary is about remembering a historic international commitment that was drafted by representatives from different parts of the world and lists in 30 articles the political, civil and social human rights that must be protected universally, says the UN.
In 2023, the celebration has as its main theme “dignity, freedom and justice for all people.”
What are human rights?
In its article 1, the declaration recognized by Guinness World Records proclaims that human rights are norms that recognize and protect the dignity of all human beings and are inherent regardless of their nationality, gender, ethnicity, race, religion, language or any other condition.
They vary from the most fundamental, such as the right to life, to those that give value to life, such as having access to food, education, work, health and freedom.
According to the HIMthere are two classifications of human rights, those include civil and political rights, and economic, social and cultural rights.
By 2023, the international organization focuses on the most vulnerable populations, among which people with disabilities, indigenous peoples and migrants stand out.
Human rights in danger
Although human rights have been more recognized and guaranteed around the world decades after the declaration, they have been suffering a scourge in recent years when facing continuous challenges such as pandemics, conflicts, growing inequalities, the moral bankruptcy of the system global financial crisis, racism and climate change that have affected the entire world.
Currently, in many countries, authorities violate human rights and fundamental freedoms to maintain their power. Whether by unjustly arresting and detaining journalists and dissidents, restricting an individual’s freedom of religion or belief, or committing atrocities and acts of genocide.
The secretary general of United NationsAntónio Guterres, pointed out in his statements on the occasion of the celebration of Human Rights Day, that the increasing threat that inequality, authoritarianism and armed conflict represent for the rights and freedoms of the planet’s population.
He stated that “the world is losing its way, conflicts are spreading virulently. Poverty and hunger are increasing, inequalities are becoming deeper.”
Guterres added that climate change has become a humanitarian crisis, “as authoritarianism grows, civil space is shrinking, the media is under siege, gender equality is a distant dream and women’s reproductive rights are receding.” “he lamented.
The world demands Human Rights
Millions of social organizations and unions from different countries around the world call for rallies on this day in favor of human rights, to demand that this fundamental right be guaranteed.
@Lydr05
Source: With information from the United Nations (UN) and La Nación
