Today is #HumanRightsDay - the 72nd anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.
It’s been a tough year everywhere but I believe that if we focus on dignity, liberty and equality our societies will do better even against the worst threats
It’s been a tough year everywhere but I believe that if we focus on dignity, liberty and equality our societies will do better even against the worst threats
What is the Universal Declaration if Human Rights (video from 3 years ago)
Check out this brilliant @EachOtherUk thread from a #HumanRightsDay past
https://twitter.com/EachOtherUk/status/939770593842487298
Even as we speak on #HumanRightsDay this government is trying to water down the human rights protections we all have via the Human Rights Act. We must not let this happen
It’s important to remember that no government ever argues against declarations of rights - they worry when citizens can *claim* rights through laws like the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act.
Here is my thread on Coronavirus and human rights where I try to figure out what a human rights response to the pandemic is #HumanRightsDay
https://twitter.com/AdamWagner1/status/1239152935147311104
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