{"id":15312,"date":"2018-12-10T17:01:21","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T14:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/?p=15312"},"modified":"2018-12-10T17:39:26","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T14:39:26","slug":"10-december-human-rights-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/en\/news\/10-december-human-rights-day\/","title":{"rendered":"10 december – Human Rights Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, December 10th, marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The first article of the Declaration states: \u201cAll human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.\u201d We asked our colleagues and members of vulnerable groups about what equality in dignity and rights means to them.<\/p>\n

Yana Tannagasheva, defender of the rights of indigenous peoples<\/h2>\n

\"\"For me, the first article of the Universal Declaration is not just words, but a vitally important foundational document recognizing that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. I am a member of a vulnerable group of people, a small-numbered people that has been subjected to many years of indignity and insult on the basis of ethnicity. I am a Shor woman. In my country, the word \u201cShor\u201d can be used to offend someone and also as a synonym for being uneducated, stupid. We are born, live, and die with this word. It\u2019s difficult to free yourself of the inferiority complex that settles into you from childhood. But when you fully understand that it\u2019s not like that, that you are equal in dignity to everyone else living on this planet, the most important thing is not to be embittered, but to try to bring good and justice to the world. There\u2019s already enough cruelty and enmity in the world. Let\u2019s be more tolerant and charitable, let\u2019s act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood, as the Universal Declaration states.<\/p>\n

Kristina Radukan, gender and innovation expert, Moldova<\/h2>\n

\"\"Seventy years ago, when the Declaration was adopted, human rights were recognized as universal. It is true, though, that this declaration was developed by a committee that did not include representatives from African American, religious, and ethnic minorities. In spite of the Declaration\u2019s long existence, human rights are being violated everywhere and we can only dream of peace in the world. The Declaration, which is a core document and not an international treaty, enshrines the legal obligations of member states. In my opinion, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights should serve as a foundational standard for all people and states.<\/p>\n

Gulzada Serzhan, Kazakhstan<\/h2>\n

\"\"I am a lesbian, a feminist, and a human rights defender. I accept other people as they are, no matter what they are. I respect their dignity. So, I demand the same treatment. I believe this is fair in relation to myself and others.<\/p>\n

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Alexander, refugee from Crimea<\/h2>\n

\"\" By signing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, states undertook commitments.<\/p>\n

Why is this important for me? This means that other people and I have the right to be taken seriously, to have our dignity respected. I go to Pride parades not to \u201cpromote same-sex relationships,\u201d but to show that we exist, that we are a part of society. I go to work, pay taxes, and lots of other things\u2014in this sense, I\u2019m the same as everyone else. By signing the Declaration, the state undertook to protect my rights regardless of my orientation, my appearance. But we\u2019ll have to fight for compliance with these obligations, we\u2019ll have to raise questions of human rights to the international level to improve the situation for LGBTIQ people.<\/p>\n

Ukey Muratalieva, Kyrgyzstan<\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

What does it mean to be a woman with a disability in Central Asia?<\/p>\n

You are literally rejected from even the stereotypical image of femininity, from the set of characteristics which includes beauty, intelligence, the right to create a family, to be a mother, to be sexually active or, on the contrary, passive. The right to chose in general. Instead, your gender identity merges with your disability and you become pathetic, full of suffering. Weak and tragic. On top of that, your disability stops being just one of the realities of your life and your gender identity is determined by your disability.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a woman with a disability, then one stereotype overflows into the other. You have to fight against the image of \u201csub-woman,\u201d you have to prove to everyone: \u201cI want. I can. I decide.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, what do I long for? Respect for human dignity. Recognition of the value of human rights. And the creation of equal rights and opportunities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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