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Stand up for the Human Rights: Human Rights Day 2020

Human Rights Day empowers and admits the lawyers and defenders of human rights around the planet. Let us notify you that Human Rights are non-discriminatory that is all human beings are qualified as people and cannot be dismissed from them. And the problem is that all human beings are privileged with human rights but do not experience them equally throughout the world. 

Shamama Fatima by Shamama Fatima
December 10, 2020
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When is Human Rights Day celebrated?

Human Rights Day is commemorated globally on 10th December. It was on this day the United Nations (UN) approved the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 and ever since then on this date we celebrate Human Rights Day across the world.

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Human Rights Day provides us with the basic fundamental rights of all human beings that need to be safeguarded universally.

History of Human Rights Day:

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Image source: United cities and local governments

The Human Rights Day was formally approved at the 317th Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on 4th December 1950. This was the first-ever universal document on human rights which summarized the basic rights of all human beings that need to be secured universally.

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Eleanor Roosevelt’s leading role as Chairperson of the drafting committee of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights/ Image source: Wikipedia

According to the UN’s authorized site, “The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document in the history of human rights.Drafted by representatives with different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world, the Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948.”

Importance of Human Rights Day:

In 1993, an independent public body, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India, was founded for the protection and growth of human rights, which specializes in rights associating with life, liberty, equality, and dignity of an individual.

It recollects that every human is significant and is authorized to the rights regardless of caste, creed, religion, race, color, language, and sex.

The theme for Human Rights Day this year:

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This year Human Rights Day theme is associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and concentrates on the want to construct back better by assuring Human Rights are prominent to recovery efforts.

One will reach his/her basic global goals only if one can build equal openings for all, address the losses exposed and manipulated by COVID-19, and pertain human rights standards to fight hard-core, systematic, and intergenerational imbalances, exclusion, and bigotry.

As per UN the authorized site, “Under UN Human Rights’ generic call to action “Stand Up for Human rights”, we aim to engage the general public, our partners and the UN family to bolster transformative action and showcase practical and inspirational examples that can contribute to recovering better and fostering more resilient and just societies.”

On this day we are obtaining a chance to reaffirm the significance of human rights in re-building the earth we want for worldwide solidarity as well as our interconnectedness and shared compassion.

What are some Rights we need to protect:

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Human rights are our basic freedom. They comprise our right to live, our right to health, education, freedom of speech and thoughts, and equal rights.

Some organizations govern protests on Human Rights Day to warn people of situations in parts of the world where human rights are not comprehended or respected, or where these rights are not contemplated to be significant.

Cultural events and photo exhibitions are also held to notify people, particularly youth, of their rights and why it’s significant to hold on to them.

How Human Rights help us?

Human rights ensure people have basic needs met:

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Everyone wants basic essentials such as medicine, food and water, clothes, and shelter. By including these in a person’s basic human rights, everyone has a basic level of dignity.

Human rights protect vulnerable groups from abuse:

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Protecting the LGBTQ community/Image source: World Nomads

The Declaration of Human Rights was established because of the Holocaust and the horrors of World War-II. So it protects people of different caste, religion, and creed.

Human rights allow people to stand up to societal corruption:

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The concept of human rights allows people to speak up when they experience abuse and corruption.

Human rights encourage freedom of speech and expression:

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While identical to what you just read above, being able to speak freely without fear of brutal reprisal is more expansive.

Human rights give people the freedom to practice their religion (or not practice any) :

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Human rights acknowledge the importance of a person’s religion and spiritual beliefs and let them practice in peace.

Human rights allow people to love who they choose:

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Image source: DW

Being able to choose what one’s romantic life looks like is an essential human right.

 

Human rights encourage equal work opportunities:

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The concept of human rights provides a guide for how workers should be treated and encourages equality.

Human rights give people access to education:

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Education is important for so many reasons and is crucial for societies where poverty is common.

Human rights protect the environment :

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The relationship between human rights and environmentalism is becoming stronger due to climate change and the effects it has on people. The right to clean air, clean soil, and clean water are all as important as the other rights included in this list.

Human rights provide a universal standard that holds governments accountable:

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With a standard for what is a human right, governments can be held responsible for their efforts. There’s strength in labelling an injustice and indicating a precedent, which compels the UDHR and other human rights documents so significant. 

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