Macron warns against those who view the universality of human rights as relative

Paris, December 10 (EFE) – French President Emmanuel Macron today strongly warned against rhetoric that attributes the universality of human rights, which he also sees within Europe, and called for not accepting any setbacks when commemorating the seventy-fifth anniversary. From the Universal Declaration.

Macron stressed at an event held at the Chaillot Palace, located on Trocadero Square in Paris, on December 10, that “these principles are not cultural, are not Western, have no history, and are not limited geographically.” 1948 The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

He added, “They constitute the horizon of a humanitarian project on which our democracies and the United Nations multilateral project for peace and shared prosperity were built.”

Macron said that he insists on that idea “at this moment” because there are leaders of the countries that signed that document “explaining to us that these rights have become relative or regional,” in a veiled reference to Russia.

She also criticized leaders of other countries who claim that women’s rights are “something that changes according to latitude or longitude.”

He warned: “No. This is a lie. It would be to set history back significantly if we succumb to the kind of contemporary revisionism that we see resurfacing everywhere and which destroys what the Universal Declaration has allowed us to do.”

The French President also stressed that there are still many battles ahead, including in countries like his, such as equality between men and women, and indicated that his government will include the right to abortion in the Constitution, through a legislative process that will begin in the coming days. .

He also reviewed other developments in pending struggles, such as the rights of the LGBTBI community: “We cannot accept even today that someone will be judged on the basis of their sexual orientation, this battle is far from being won.”

The French President also pointed to the challenges facing human rights in the digital world and in confronting the climate crisis, and stressed the importance of organizations that provide justice in the face of violations, specifically the International Criminal Court.

The President’s message was preceded by a series of round tables in which Nobel Peace Prize laureates such as Iraqi Nadia Murad and Filipino Maria Ressa participated, and representatives of other countries such as Colombia’s Deputy Minister of Multilateral Affairs, Elizabeth Taylor, and French ministers. ., such as Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was a text created to prevent a repeat of the horrors of World War II, but its universal application remains an unresolved task to this day.

The United Nations General Assembly approved the resolution with a majority of 48 votes, with eight members abstaining from voting.