Universal Human Rights Month
December is the universal human rights month. “In 1948 with the memory of World War II still fresh, the United Nations crafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The very first article states: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.”
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a document that outlines, highlights, and explains our human rights and how they should be respected and protected. A great way to honor this month is to learn about other cultures. You might feel uncomfortable and it may seem a little bit scary to dive into an unfamiliar culture, but that is just all the more reason to gain knowledge and experience with other cultures. We shouldn’t have to feel as uncomfortable with other cultures and ways of life. We should be able to celebrate and actually know what other cultures are like. Just because you don’t follow the same religion, race, or belief doesn't mean you can’t widen your breadth of new experiences. Finding common ground with the people around you and acknowledging all of them, their beliefs, and their backgrounds is so very important.
Each year there is a slightly different theme of the Human Rights Month. In 2024, the focus of this month is “Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now”. There a five facts about human rights that should be known as started by the United Nations (UN) News:
Human rights are universal and inalienable.
Human rights are equal, indivisible, and interdependent.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was a global turning point.
States have obligations and individuals have support.
Human Rights Day: A platform for action.
To find more detail on these five facts, visit this link to the UN News: https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/12/1157986#:~:text=As%20Human%20Rights%20Day%20dawns,human%20rights%20while%20mobilising%20action.
The Dignity and Respect Campaign
“In November 2008, the Center for Inclusion at UPMC introduced the concept of Dignity and Respect to their employees to promote inclusion by encouraging behavioral and organizational change.” In 2009, a campaign started called the Dignity and Respect Campaign. A year later, this campaign really started to grow across the country.
Dignity and Respect Campaigns are aimed towards the inclusivity and just treatment of all people, everywhere. This campaign has helped equality take flight and will hopefully continue to aid the nation in moving forward towards a more equitable society. Human rights should be beneficially impacted by the stance of the Dignity and Respect Campaign because it is not to dismiss but rather increases the volume of the dismissed.
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