Why Did Yeongdeungpo Residents' Human Rights Guardians Carry Out the Distribution of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

District Human Rights Guardians Conducted World Human Rights Declaration Distribution Campaign on the 10th... Distributed Declaration in Mailboxes, Public Institutions, and Senior Meal Deliveries

On the 7th, a human rights guardian (right) distributing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at a store in Daerim-dong

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Yeongdeungpo-gu (District Mayor Chae Hyun-il) conducted a campaign on the 10th to commemorate Human Rights Day, during which local human rights guardians distributed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights within the community.

They actively promoted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, known as humanity's most beautiful promise, to raise awareness of human rights in the surrounding area.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted at the United Nations General Assembly on December 10, 1948, 73 years ago, was the first to proclaim individual rights and freedoms, that is, human rights, standing against widespread oppression and discrimination worldwide.

Since its adoption, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has engraved the value of human rights globally, serving as a model for various international treaties and declarations, being incorporated into the laws and constitutions of many countries, and translated into as many as 350 languages, making it the most widely known and cited human rights document worldwide.

This campaign was conducted thoroughly in a non-face-to-face manner to prevent COVID-19. The guardians distributed leaflets containing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to residents' mailboxes and public institutions, engaging in promotional activities to spread human rights culture.

One guardian who volunteers delivering meals to the elderly handed out the declaration along with the meals, while another guardian with young children read the declaration together with their family, reflecting on the value of human rights.

Additionally, the guardians worked to spread the declaration through their personal networks of relatives and acquaintances, encouraging voluntary interest.

These human rights guardians were appointed in February this year and are active as local human rights leaders reflecting opinions for the establishment and implementation of human rights policies. They perform roles such as monitoring human rights violations and protections by identifying and improving human rights infringements and inconveniences experienced in daily life.

Although monitoring activities at facilities could not be conducted this year due to the spread of COVID-19, they have been cultivating a human rights mindset through field visits to human rights sites in Seoul, strengthening their bonds with one another, and participating in online human rights education to enhance their capabilities as human rights leaders.

Chae Hyun-il, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, stated, “I hope this campaign, led by residents themselves as human rights guardians on Human Rights Day, provided an opportunity to reflect on the value of human rights in daily life. A better community for all is possible when everyone respects each other, and we will take the lead in creating an open Yeongdeungpo-gu where people come first.”

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