It has been over 70 years since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has been adopted. Still, many people all over the world still experience in their daily lives how much basic human rights are under pressure.
Inequality, discrimination, no freedom of speech, religion, press. There is so much work to do to get human rights accepted, enforced, spread. And sometimes all we need is action in small places close to home.
So, what can you do, to make a difference? How can your actions make human rights a bigger part of our global conversations and actions today?
Listen to the actions of three inspiring speakers the evening before Human Rights Day (10th of December). Be inspired and join the dialogue.
About the speakers
- Friday Odeh is Country Director for Accountability Lab Nigeria, a mentor to the WEF Abuja Global Shapers and he is volunteering with the UN Youth Association of Nigeria. His field of work focuses on social justice, youth development and the governance sector. Accountability Lab is an innovative non-profit supporting change-makers and responsible government leaders, by running multiple awards on the anti-corruption scene and involving young people in governance and law.
- Nompendulo Mkatshwa is a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly for the African National Congress. Previously, she was leading the #FeesMustFall movement as the Student Representative Council President at Wits University and has a keen interest in furthering the rights of the marginalized and gender studies. Furthermore, she is Non-Executive Director of the Matthew Goniwe School of Leadership and Governance and a founding Director of the Yenza foundation.
- Asma Khalifa is a Libyan activist and researcher; working in civil society on human rights, women’s rights and youth empowerment. She co-founded Tamazight Women Movement, a think/do tank that works on indigenous women’s rights issues in Libya and North Africa. On 2016, Asma received the Luxembourg Peace Prize during The World Peace Forum in the European Parliament in Luxembourg. Currently she is doing her PhD at the German Institute for Global Area Studies, researching the impact of war on agency and inter-gender relations.
This event is co-organised with Ministry of Foreign Affairs, RVO and Humanity House.
A resevervation is mandatory due to limited seats available.