Human Rights Day
December 10, 2010
will focus on human rights defenders
who act to end discrimination.
“Discrimination lies at the root of many of the world’s most pressing human rights problems. No country is immune from this scourge. Eliminating discrimination is a duty of the highest order.”
Navi Pillay
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Discrimination: treating a person or particular group of people differently, especially in a worse way from the way in which you treat other people, based on the group, class, or category to which they belong (skin color, religion, sex, etc.) rather than on individual merit: intolerance and prejudice.
videos:
UN Human Rights Chief urges an end to discrimination
Anthony Romero message for Human Rights Day
Robert Archer Interview
Wilder Tayler
Links:
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights - Human Rights Day 2010
The Campaign for U.S. Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
LPF resource: Addressing Racism: Challenge for Peacemakers
Lutheran Human Relations Association
The Lutheran World Federation - Office for International Affairs and Human Rights
Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service
Lutherans Concerned/ North America
Goodsoil
ELCA:
Human Rights - CSR program
Human Dignity and Human Rights
ELCA Commission for Multicultural Ministries
Journal of Lutheran Ethics - February 2009 issue - Human Rights and Family
