I will post about this atrocity for the rest of my life if that's what it takes to raise awareness, and force the Canadian government to admit what happened.. :/
Trampled Human Rights in the World
We might think that at this point in history human rights would be safe, recognized by the nations of the world and enjoyed by all of humanity. But it's not like that; they are trampled on in much of the world and persecuted those who defend and proclaim them.
Human rights are not universally protected.
"Whereas freedom, justice and peace in the world are based on the recognition of the intrinsic dignity and the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family." Thus begins the Preamble to the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the General Assembly on December 10, 1948. As a result of the experience of World War II, the international community pledged never to allow atrocities like the ones that happened in that conflict. We already see how that commitment has been fulfilled in history since then. Wars are the fate of humanity.
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The United Nations Declaration proclaims "as a common ideal for which all peoples and nations must strive, so that both individuals and institutions, constantly inspired by it, promote, through teaching and education, respect for these rights and freedoms, and ensure, through progressive national and international measures, their universal and effective recognition and application, both among the peoples of the Member States and among those of the territories under their jurisdiction".
To learn about the tragic reality that Human Rights are going through in the World, I am going to refer to the Annual Report 2020/2021 of Amnesty International. The report covers the violations of human rights. The year 2021 should have been a year of recovery. "Instead, it became the breeding ground for deeper inequality and greater instability." Spain also appears in the Report.
There can be no rule of law in societies if human rights are not protected and vice versa. The rule of law is the mechanism for the application of human rights, turning them from a principle into a reality
The 2021 report, published in March 2022, shows that the promises to rebuild society better after the COVID-19 pandemic remained empty words. Hopes for global cooperation have been dashed in the face of vaccine hoarding and corporate greed. Governments clamped down on independent and critical voices, with some even using the pandemic as a pretext to further shrink civil society space. New conflicts arose and other unresolved ones were perpetuated. Those forced to flee were subjected to a chain of abuses, such as summary expulsions carried out by the countries of the so-called global North.
Global inaction in addressing escalating conflicts increased instability and devastation
The ineffectiveness of the international response to these crises was made clear by the paralysis in the UN Security Council, which failed to act on the atrocities being committed in Myanmar, nor on the human rights violations in Afghanistan or the crimes of war in Syria. "This shameful inaction, the continued paralysis of multilateral organizations and the lack of accountability from powerful states all contributed to paving the way for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which has flagrantly violated international law."
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In 2021 there were massive displacements caused by both emerging and entrenched crises. The situation in countries such as Afghanistan, Ethiopia and Myanmar gave rise to new waves of displacement. Thousands of people continued to leave Venezuela, with the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo alone driving 1.5 million people to flee their homes in 2021. Millions of people had to leave their countries due to human rights violations related to conflicts and violence, with inequalities, and with climate change and environmental degradation; Ethnic minorities are among the groups most affected by displacement.
According to the UNHCR, in the middle of last year there were 26.6 million refugees and 4.4 million asylum seekers worldwide. The international community failed to provide adequate support and, worse still, restricted access to safe areas. People on the move were further subjected to a chain of abuses, and the systematic commission of widespread human rights violations, such as summary expulsions, torture and sexual violence, went unpunished.
The global trend to muzzle independent voices
The global trend to muzzle independent and critical voices gained momentum in 2021, as governments deployed a growing array of tools and tactics. Human rights defenders, NGOs, the media and opposition leaders were subjected to unlawful detention, torture and enforced disappearance, many under the smokescreen of the pandemic.
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Using false promises of a just recovery from COVID-19 to address deep-seated inequalities, world leaders have colluded with corporate giants to grab power and profits. The total failure of the global community to deal with the multiplication of conflicts sowed the seeds for an even greater escalation. Its impact harmed the world's most marginalized communities, including those in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
According to the Amnesty International report, in Spain, the authorities failed to guarantee adequate access to health services during the pandemic. Violence against women persisted, although steps were taken to strengthen legal safeguards. The right to housing continues to be insufficiently protected. Legislation that unduly restricted the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly continued to go unreformed. Excessive use of force by law enforcement officials persisted. The authorities did not guarantee adequate reception conditions and a fair and efficient asylum procedure for people who arrived irregularly in the Canary Islands. The government approved a bill on the rights of victims of the Civil War and Francoism, although the courts continued to deny them access to justice.
Cases of unnecessary and excessive use of force by the security forces persisted. Amnesty notes that in February, a police officer shot at demonstrators in Linares, protesting the attack on a man and his daughter by two off-duty police officers. An internal investigation concluded that it was not possible to identify the officer who had fired the shot. The Ministry of the Interior rejected the Ombudsman's recommendation to adopt mechanisms to prevent the misallocation of ammunition and guarantee the identification of agents.
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Also in February, a woman lost an eye due to the impact of a rubber bullet fired by the Catalan regional police during the protests that followed the arrest of rapper Pablo Hasél. A judicial investigation was opened. The 2015 Citizen Security Law and provisions of the Criminal Code that unduly restrict the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly were not amended and continued to be applied. The rapper Pablo Hasél began serving his nine-month prison sentence for the crimes of praising terrorism and insulting the Crown and against State institutions, for his Twitter posts.
The monitoring carried out in 154 countries shows that the rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly were repressed at alarming levels in the world
43% of the countries analyzed by Amnesty International passed new laws that restricted people from peacefully expressing their rights. Excessive or unnecessary use of force was used against protesters in 55% of countries. In 54%, those who defended human rights were arbitrarily detained
We must fight each and every one of their attempts to silence our voices. We must support any action of solidarity with popular movements in order to demand respect for the right to protest. We must build and strengthen global solidarity, because the political leaders of the world are not finished doing it.
The cornerstone of the freedom to live in dignity is the international human rights framework. The rule of law requires that legal processes, institutions, and substantive norms be consistent with human rights norms, including the basic principles of equality before the law, accountability before the law, and equal protection and reclamation of rights. Rights.
There can be no rule of law in societies if human rights are not protected and vice versa. The rule of law is the mechanism for applying human rights, turning them from a principle into a reality.
Human rights trampled on in the world By Víctor Arrogante
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