Equal Rights

(1) Define categories of rights

Promote the interdependence, indivisibility and universality of human rights, including:

• Civil rights,

• Political rights,

• Economic rights,

• Social rights

• Cultural rights

• Development rights

• Ecological rights

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(2) Oppose discrimination based on diversity

Foster respect for and appreciation of differences, and opposition to discrimination on the basis of

• race,

• sex,

• language,

• religion,

• political or other opinion,

• national,

• ethnic or social origin,

• physical or mental condition

(3) Address rights problems

Encourage analysis of chronic and emerging human rights problems such as:

• poverty,

• violent conflicts

• and discrimination,

which would lead to solutions consistent with human rights standards;

(4) Identify needs for rights

Empower communities and individuals to identify their human rights needs and to ensure that they are met;

(5) Evaluate pace of development of rights

Build on the human rights principles embedded within the different cultural contexts and take into account historical and social developments in each country;

(6) Protect rights under threat

Foster knowledge, skills and critical analysis to use local, national, regional and international human rights instruments and mechanisms for the protection of human rights;

(7) Inform people about their rights

Foster teaching and learning environments free from want and fear that encourage

• participation,

• enjoyment of human rights

• the full development of the human personality

• transform human rights from the expression of abstract norms to the reality of their social, economic, cultural and political conditions