CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Dec. 4 (PIA)--Kicking off the National Human Rights Consciousness Week with a motorcade and opening program, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR)-10 urges the youth to take part in fostering and strengthening campaign on human rights.
With the theme, "Youth Standing Up for Human Rights," the celebration slated December 4-10, aims to capitalize on the current momentum and spotlight the leadership role of youth in collective movements as a source of inspiration for a better future.
CHR Regional Director Jeanne Ivy Abrina said the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) "recognizes what we already have and what we struggled for. It gives us the hope that we can be more than we could have been."
Having the UDHR as their ultimate guide in doing their daily work, Abrina said such will be enforced if other stakeholders like the youth could help in upholding what is just and right.
The event also aims to celebrate the potential of youth as constructive agents of change, amplify their voices, and engage a broad range of global audiences in the promotion and protection of rights.
For her part, Department of Justice- Parole and Probation Administration (DOJ-PPA)-10 Regional Director Rosa Lacanglacang said it is everybody’s responsibility to know and uphold human rights not only in times when one’s rights are abused.
“Let us move together as one with our youth standing up for human rights because we are one,” Lacanglacang added.
International days are occasions to educate the public on issues of concern, to mobilize political will and resources to address global problems, and to celebrate and reinforce the achievements of humanity. (RTP/PIA10)
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