United Nations. – The 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights today commemorates a revolutionary step for the planet with the establishment of these inalienable guarantees.
From access to education to equal pay, the instrument established for the first time the indivisible and inalienable rights of all humanity as “a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations.”
This global project for international, national and local laws and policies is considered a key pillar of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 goals.
At the same time, the Declaration has stimulated global struggles for better protection of human rights while contributing to their recognition.
According to the United Nations, progress in meeting these guarantees over these 75 years does not mean that the defense of equality has ended or will never end.
The promise of dignity and equal rights for all people contained in the declaration has been subject to constant criticism in recent years.
“As the world faces new and ongoing challenges – such as pandemics, conflict, growing inequalities, the moral bankruptcy of the global financial system, racism and climate change – the values and rights enshrined in the Declaration serve as a guide for our collective action, for no one to leave behind,” says the organization.
Whenever humanity's values are abandoned, we are all exposed to greater risk, he warns, referring to the date.
In this sense, the United Nations recognizes that the solutions to the greatest crises of our time have their roots in human rights.
“Violations of this have repercussions across borders and generations. These can and must be overcome together,” he emphasizes.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights calls on all people to defend their protection while recognizing the need for an economy that invests in these guarantees and works for all people.
“We must renew the social contract between governments and their people and within societies to restore trust and adopt a common and global vision of human rights towards fair and sustainable development,” the call for the date said. The Declaration enshrines the inalienable rights that every human being has, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, economic status, birth or any other status.
This instrument was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on December 10, 1948 and is the most translated document in the world, with versions in more than 500 languages.