Why the Human Dignity?
Human Dignity is The Basis of Fundamental Human Rights
Human dignity is inviolable and it must be respected and protected.
The dignity of the human person is not only a fundamental right in
itself, but constitutes the basis of fundamental rights in international
law.
The 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights enshrined this
principle in its preamble: ‘recognition of the inherent dignity and of
the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is
the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world’.
For this reason the dignity of the human person is part of the
substance of any right protected by international human rights law. It
must, therefore, be respected, even where a right is restricted.
Human Dignity is at the Heart of Human Identity
Human dignity goes to the heart of human identity. Without dignity none of the protections of the various legal human
rights mechanisms can have real meaning, which is why the concept has
held, and continues to hold, a central place in the international human
rights framework.
Tasks:
- Look for information about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: What, where, when, why, how, ...?
- What Human Rights articles are relative with the human dignity?
- What do you think, is possible the human dignity without freedom or equality?
Link to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Link to Creation of declaration
