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For Human Rights Day, We Honor Inspiring Women

12-8-2011

By Marc Jayson Climaco
Program and Communications

Watch inspiring stories of women human rights defenders

Eleanor Roosevelt once described the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as the “international Magna Carta of all mankind.” As Chairman of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Eleanor led the way in drafting the charter—outlining inalienable rights for all people.

Since the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration 63 years ago on December 10, 1948, the human rights charter has become the benchmark for the extension and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms. Today, we have seen many more women continue the work Eleanor has started, pushing for human rights to become truly universal.

In commemoration of Human Rights Day on December 10, Human Rights First honors four inspiring women defenders who have labored courageously to push boundaries for the protection of human rights. From Shehrbano Taseer’s committed efforts to fight extremism in Pakistan, Viktória Mohácsi’s multi-decade-long fight for Roma Rights, and to the revolutionary work of Esraa Abdel Fattah in Egypt and Jaleela Al-Salman in Bahrain to democratize their countries—all four demonstrate passion and commitment to human rights.

For Human Rights Day, we invite you to check out their stories. Join us on Facebook and share your stories of inspiring women.


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  • Donna Shields

    I appreciate that we have a day for all humans to be protected with rights that belong to us, but I live right here in America where my rights have not been protected as a victim of domestic violence, as a tax paying American, as a women, and as a profitable first time home buyer that tripled equity and due to the repeted behavior of law enforcement not enforcing judge signed orders to protect me from my assulter, I have lost it all. Not only that my piece of mind that knew that life I once had was unfairly taken from me. I had over 1 reports of criminal attacks on me and non where ever enforced. Thank you for your time, I will be getting copies of report records from Sacramento County Sheriff department and then take proper procedure to file and hopefully to remind them that women are people too