Safeguarding human rights is
necessary for peace, President Sergio Mattarella said Tuesday.
"Protecting, safeguarding and promoting this patrimony means
not only preserving ourselves and our freedoms, but above all
ensuring a future of peace, security and development for the new
generations," he said in a message for the anniversary of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the UN general
assembly.
Mattarella said this year's anniversary was "dedicated above
all to young people".
The declaration "recognised to all human beings" fundamental
rights and freedoms, the president said.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a
milestone document in the history of human rights.
Drafted by representatives with different legal and cultural
backgrounds from all regions of the world, the Declaration was
proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10
December 1948 as a common standard of achievements for all
peoples and all nations.
It sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to
be universally protected and it has been translated into over
500 languages.
Mattarella has often stressed the need to protect human
rights, which is also laid down in Italy's postwar Constitution.
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