"The protection of the rights of the individual must be at the heart of the global response to the pandemic, to prevent it from making their application less penetrating, and to ensure that recovery efforts are supported by solid criteria of equality and equity.
Without respect for these essential principles, the international community will not be able to successfully overcome this complex moment and to guarantee everyone a future of peace and development ", said the Head of State Sergio Mattarella on the" World Human Rights Day " .
"With the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, on 10 December 1948, the international community endowed itself with an instrument of global reach to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of everyone, placing the intangible dignity of the person beyond above any form of discrimination and any legal system. The achievement of this goal, a few years after the conclusion of the most violent and bloody conflict in history, offers food for thought on the necessary commitment today for the effective validity of the Declaration ", says the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, on the occasion of the "World Human Rights Day" issued the following statement :. "The theme of Human Rights Day 2020" For a Better Recovery - Defend Human Rights "very aptly emphasizes the immense challenges facing us in the pandemic. Whilst entire peoples suffer persecution for political, ethnic, or religious reasons , the health emergency generates in all societies further risks of discrimination and forms of marginalization, which tear the social fabric and contradict fundamental values ", continues Mattarella. "The protection of human rights must be at the heart of the global response to the pandemic, to prevent it from making their application less penetrating, and to ensure that recovery efforts are supported by solid criteria of equality and equity. these essential principles, the international community will not be able to successfully overcome this complex moment and guarantee a future of peace and development for everyone ", concludes the Head of State.