10/12/2020
Bibbi Abruzzini, Forus Communication team, Paris.
PARIS, Dec 10 2020 (IPS)* – On Human Rights Day, civil society calls for the protection of civic space as a fundamental freedom, as more than 80% of the world’s population live in countries where civic space is closed, repressed or obstructed.
Credit: Forus International
Protecting civil society and fundamental freedoms means protecting the rights to associate and assemble, to express views and opinions. Civic space is the bedrock of any open and democratic society.
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10/12/2020
9 December 2020 (UNHCR)* — While a full picture for 2020 is yet to be established, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, estimates that global forced displacement surpassed 80 million at mid-year, according to a report on trends in global forced displacement released today in Geneva. | Español | Français | عربي
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10/12/2020
A participant examines pamphlet at the 15th Annual International Human Rights Summit 2018, which focused on Youth for Human Rights. UN Photo/Loey Felipe
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10 December 2020 (United Nations)* — The Universal Declaration of Human Rights holds the Guinness World Record as the most translated document. Yet, far too many people are still unaware of their basic rights as human beings.
Drafted by representatives of diverse legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world, the Declaration sets out universal values and a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations. It establishes the equal dignity and worth of every person.
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10/12/2020
Left: A mother stands with her daughter, visiting senior parents but observing social distancing with a glass door between them – Right: A Navajo husband comforts his wife because of lost jobs and income, COVID-19 shutdown. PHOTO:Left: ©Getty Images/RyanJLane – Right: ©Getty Images/grandriver
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