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Today is the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights!
Adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 10th December 1948, the declaration was a response to Nazi atrocities and presents the foundational principles for human rights across the world.
Never has it been more important to remind ourselves of their existence and validity.
I invite you to read and share them today! A brief 🧵 1/n
Today is the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights!
Adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 10th December 1948, the declaration was a response to Nazi atrocities and presents the foundational principles for human rights across the world.
Never has it been more important to remind ourselves of their existence and validity.
@pvonhellermannn wow... looking at just the first few it sounds so hopeful, but for almost each and every single one I can give an example of how it was disregarded at at least one point in the last decade.
A timely reminder of one of the VERY FEW decent things the UN has ever achieved.
I would add to that people should search for and check out the children of the UDHR - The Council Of Europe (1949) and its' The European Convention of Human Rights 1950/3 and The European Court of Human Rights.
The UK's borderline illegitimate siblings of the European Convention - "The Human Rights Act 1998", The Equality Act 2006 and utterly illegitimate Foster Parent: The Equality & Human Rights Commission (2007).
Sadly, the UK Fascist Party is trying to force through the "Data Protection and Digital Information Bill" and the "Safety of Rwanda Bill" - which are the death of human rights - before it (Tory Party) is consigned to electoral oblivion and the UK Red Not Really Fascist Party is doing nothing to stop either or committing to repeal them IF passed; or help the many people forced into extreme deprivation since 2010.
I am waiting for someone to realise the solution to ALL the Boat crossings is to stop the (resource/idiotological) wars (refugees) and ENFORCE the bloody UDHR worldwide (Asylum Seekers)!
Noone has yet admitted that current migration patterns are a drop in the ocean (pun intended) compared to when 4 percent, or higher, above pre industrial level temperature levels rise alongside the less obvious effects of pollution - drive up to 2/3 of the world into mass migration for survival.
A timely reminder of one of the VERY FEW decent things the UN has ever achieved.
I would add to that people should search for and check out the children of the UDHR - The Council Of Europe (1949) and its' The European Convention of Human Rights 1950/3 and The European Court of Human Rights.
The UK's borderline illegitimate siblings of the European Convention - "The Human Rights Act 1998", The Equality Act 2006 and utterly illegitimate Foster Parent: The Equality & Human...
@pvonhellermannn wow... looking at just the first few it sounds so hopeful, but for almost each and every single one I can give an example of how it was disregarded at at least one point in the last decade.
@pvonhellermannn Thanks for sharing, it's always important to remember.
@pvonhellermannn@mastodon.green
A timely reminder of one of the VERY FEW decent things the UN has ever achieved.
I would add to that people should search for and check out the children of the UDHR - The Council Of Europe (1949) and its' The European Convention of Human Rights 1950/3 and The European Court of Human Rights.
The UK's borderline illegitimate siblings of the European Convention - "The Human Rights Act 1998", The Equality Act 2006 and utterly illegitimate Foster Parent: The Equality & Human Rights Commission (2007).
Sadly, the UK Fascist Party is trying to force through the "Data Protection and Digital Information Bill" and the "Safety of Rwanda Bill" - which are the death of human rights - before it (Tory Party) is consigned to electoral oblivion and the UK Red Not Really Fascist Party is doing nothing to stop either or committing to repeal them IF passed; or help the many people forced into extreme deprivation since 2010.
I am waiting for someone to realise the solution to ALL the Boat crossings is to stop the (resource/idiotological) wars (refugees) and ENFORCE the bloody UDHR worldwide (Asylum Seekers)!
Noone has yet admitted that current migration patterns are a drop in the ocean (pun intended) compared to when 4 percent, or higher, above pre industrial level temperature levels rise alongside the less obvious effects of pollution - drive up to 2/3 of the world into mass migration for survival.
@pvonhellermannn@mastodon.green
A timely reminder of one of the VERY FEW decent things the UN has ever achieved.
I would add to that people should search for and check out the children of the UDHR - The Council Of Europe (1949) and its' The European Convention of Human Rights 1950/3 and The European Court of Human Rights.
The UK's borderline illegitimate siblings of the European Convention - "The Human Rights Act 1998", The Equality Act 2006 and utterly illegitimate Foster Parent: The Equality & Human...