Human Rights Awareness

Human rights are the basic rights and freedoms that belong to every person in the world, from birth until death. They apply regardless of where you are from, what you believe or how you choose to live your life. They can never be taken away, although they can sometimes be restricted – for example if a person breaks the law, or in the interests of national security. These basic rights are based on shared values like dignity, fairness, equality, respect and independence.

These values are defined and protected by law.

Even though 2/3 of the world has abolished the death penalty, 1,591 people were knowingly executed in 2006 alone. The real figures of executions are likely much higher, 91% of these penalties took place in China, Iran, Pakistan, Iraq, Sudan, and the U.S. Throughout history, women have been denied the knowledge, means, and freedom to act in the best interest of themselves and their children.

Programme Outputs

• The right to work in just and favorable conditions.
• The right to social protection, to an adequate standard of living and to the highest attainable standards of physical and mental well-being;
• The right to education and the enjoyment of benefits of cultural freedom and scientific progress.
• Enhance the knowledge and understanding of human rights. Foster attitudes of tolerance, respect, solidarity, and responsibility. Develop awareness of how human rights can be translated into social and political reality. Develop skills for protecting human rights.

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