Editorial published on December 09, 2021
Like every December 10th, the world celebrates human rights with this day that the UN has placed this year under the sign of equality and against poverty.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights opens with this first article: “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights”.
A principle that sounds obvious and yet, we must admit that it is not self-evident.
While the World Inequality Lab has just published an edifying report on inequality, it appears that the Covid-19 pandemic has widened the gap between rich and poor: the richest 10% own three quarters of the world’s wealth. This trend has very serious political, economic, societal and environmental consequences and constitutes, along with the climate crisis, one of the main challenges for humanity.
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A day of human rights placed under the sign of equality - Ramsés (Cuba)
"Droits de l'Homme"
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A day of human rights placed under the sign of equality - Cristina (Portugal)
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A day of human rights placed under the sign of equality - Willem (France)
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A day of human rights placed under the sign of equality - Tjeerd Royaards (Pays-Bas / The Netherlands)
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A day of human rights placed under the sign of equality - Chappatte (Suisse / Switzerland)
"Well, remember that we are born equal."
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A day of human rights placed under the sign of equality - Zohoré (Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast)
"My poor man, do you even know what you're sitting on?!" - "Oil - Gold - Coltan - Iron - Uranium - Copper - Platinum - Vanadium - Diamond"
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A day of human rights placed under the sign of equality - Le Hic (Algérie / Algeria)
"One in five children lives below the poverty line"
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A day of human rights placed under the sign of equality - Rodríguez (Mexique / Mexico)
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A day of human rights placed under the sign of equality - Zach (Philippines)
"Défenseurs de l'environnement"
