{"id":7984,"date":"2016-12-11T16:20:08","date_gmt":"2016-12-11T21:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=7984"},"modified":"2025-11-17T10:21:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T09:21:05","slug":"what-is-the-state-of-human-rights-in-the-world-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=7984","title":{"rendered":"What is the state of human rights in the world today?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center <a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unga.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unga-300x191.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unga-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/unga.png 486w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/center><br \/>\nArticles published by CPNN indicate that the state of human rights has gone backwards in recent years.  In the face of this retreat, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra\u2019ad Al Hussein, has urged all people to &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=7979\">push back the violence and hatred which threaten our world<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking ahead of International Human Rights Day, Zeid warned that \u201cif the growing erosion of the carefully constructed system of human rights and rule of law continues to gather momentum, ultimately everyone will suffer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The failure of global leaders to deal with complex social issues like the massive wealth gap, discrimination, and climate change have led to growing numbers of people to turn to \u201cthe siren voices exploiting fears, sowing disinformation and division, and making alluring promises they cannot fulfill,\u201d he said, in a nod to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDiscrimination, yawning economic disparities, and the ruthless desire to gain or maintain power at any cost are the principal drivers of current political and human rights crises,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>One set of articles indicates that <a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=7795\">the fightback has already begun in the United States<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some recent articles in CPNN on the question &#8220;What is the state of human rights in the world today?&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=36902\">\u201cRight to Dream\u201d project by Myrian Castello, from Brazil<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=30380\">The State of the World\u2019s Human Rights: Amnesty International\u2019s Annual Report 2022\/23<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=30110\">Amnesty International: Human Rights wins in 2022 <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=29989\">Nobel Peace Prize 2023: PRIO Director\u2019s Shortlist Announced<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=26282\">Leftist President of Honduras Blocks Indigenous Community\u2019s Eviction<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=26171\">Amnesty International : 33 human rights wins to celebrate this year<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=23721\">Annual Report of Amnesty International : COVID-19 hits those shackled by oppression hardest thanks to decades of inequalities, neglect and abuse<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=19738\">Amnesty International: New generation of young activists lead fight against worsening repression in Asia<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=16478\">Global Human Rights Movement Issues Travel Warning for the U.S. due to Rampant Gun Violence<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=15586\">South Africa Launches Plan to Combat Xenophobia and Racism<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=15405\">Amnesty International: After Christchurch, how to beat Islamophobia and hate<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=14673\">Amnesty International: Oppressive, sexist policies galvanize bold fight for women\u2019s rights in 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=13394\">After escaping 35 years of slavery, this black Mauritanian woman is running for office<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=13236\">9th International Conference on Human Rights Education<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=7979\">\u2018Fascist Rhetoric\u2019 Becoming Commonplace in US and Europe: UN<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=6635\">UN: National Human Rights Institutions will play a more strategic role in education<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=5398\">2015: When Global Governments Trampled Human Rights in Name of National Security<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=4872\">15 Indigenous Rights Victories That You Didn\u2019t Hear About in 2015<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=3620\">UN: Worldwide displacement hits all-time high as war and persecution increase<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=340\">Amnesty International: A Devastating Year<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 Links for the following articles published prior to 2015 do not work because they were made by a version of PERL programming that is no longer supported. With three easy steps, you can find the article by its number.  First, click on it before returning to this page. Your browser will say that the article is not available but in the address listed you can see that it was located at ViewArticle=xxxx where xxxx is the number of the article. Returning to this page, then click <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.cpnn-world.org\/\">here<\/a> for the listing of all years.  Then click on the year that contains the number for the article you seek. It will send you to the page where you can easily search for the article by its title. \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 \u2013<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=805\" target=\"_blank\">Amnesty International Report: 2011 Was a Watershed Year for Activism<\/a> <br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=806\" target=\"_blank\">Rapport de Amnesty International: 2011, une ann\u00e9e charni\u00e8re pour la mobilisation<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=807\" target=\"_blank\">Amnesty International Report: 2011 Was a Watershed Year for Activism<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=825\" target=\"_blank\">Human Rights and Peace Resolution Conference in Africa<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=884\" target=\"_blank\">Changes and Challenges in Children and Women\u2019s Rights in Africa<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=966\" target=\"_blank\">Aung San Suu Kyi: speech to the Nobel Prize Comittee<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=1012\" target=\"_blank\">Family Planning, Human Rights and Development<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=1014\" target=\"_blank\">Indicators to promote and monitor the implementation of human rights<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=1038\" target=\"_blank\">Rally for Healthcare as a Human Right (USA)<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=1136\" target=\"_blank\">Human Rights Watch Reporte mundial 2013: Desaf\u00edos para los derechos humanos despu\u00e9s de la Primavera \u00c1rabe<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=1137\" target=\"_blank\">Human Rights Watch Rapport mondial 2013: Les d\u00e9fis en mati\u00e8re de droits humains au lendemain du Printemps arabe<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=1138\" target=\"_blank\">Human Rights Watch World Report 2013: Challenges for Rights After Arab Spring<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=1202\" target=\"_blank\">Uruguay : l&#8217;adoption de la loi sur l&#8217;\u00e9galit\u00e9 du mariage constitue un pas en avant vers la pleine \u00e9galit\u00e9 dans les Am\u00e9riques<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=1203\" target=\"_blank\">Uruguay: La Ley de Matrimonio Igualitario, un paso hacia la plena igualdad en las Am\u00e9ricas<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=1204\" target=\"_blank\">Uruguay\u2019s Equal Marriage Act a step towards full equality in the Americas<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=1242\" target=\"_blank\">JCYCN Campaign against Human Rights Violations in Nepal<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage-spanish.cgi?ViewArticle=1273\" target=\"_blank\">Informe de Amnist\u00eda Internacional 2013: El mundo es un lugar cada vez m\u00e1s peligroso para personas refugiadas y migrantes<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage-french.cgi?ViewArticle=1274\" target=\"_blank\">Rapport d&#8217;Amnesty International 2013 : un monde de plus en plus dangereux pour les r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s et les migrants<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=1275\" target=\"_blank\">Amnesty International Report 2013: world increasingly dangerous for refugees and migrants<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=1410\" target=\"_blank\">Refugees International Statement on New U.S. Initiative, \u201cSafe From the Start\u201d<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=1424\" target=\"_blank\">United Nations launches global plan of action against human trafficking<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=1613\" target=\"_blank\">Protection of human rights at heart of United Nations, says UN Geneva on 25th year<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=1736\" target=\"_blank\">Human Rights Watch: La lutte pour les droits humains en 2013<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=1735\" target=\"_blank\">Human Rights Watch: Las pugnas por los derechos en 2013<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=1734\" target=\"_blank\">Human Rights Watch Annual Report: Rights Struggles of 2013<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=1737\" target=\"_blank\">La Colombie ratifie la convention sur les travailleuses et travailleurs domestiques<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=1738\" target=\"_blank\">Colombia ratifica el Convenio sobre las trabajadoras y trabajadores dom\u00e9sticos<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/cgi-bin\/read\/articlepage.cgi?ViewArticle=1739\" target=\"_blank\">Colombia ratifies the Domestic Workers Convention<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/cpnn-world.org\/new\/?p=5398\" target=\"_blank\">2015: When Global Governments Trampled Human Rights in Name of National 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