{"id":669160,"date":"2022-12-09T17:07:53","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T06:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org.au\/?p=669160"},"modified":"2023-02-02T11:41:11","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T00:41:11","slug":"human-rights-wins-to-celebrate-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org.au\/human-rights-wins-to-celebrate-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Human rights wins to celebrate in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

December 10 is Human Rights Day. It marks the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 \u2014 a list of the rights everyone around the world should enjoy. 74 years later, the fight to uphold our rights is far from over. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mahsa Amini, the Religious Discrimination Bill, #GameOver. This year we saw freedom and equality continuously under threat, and people around the world courageously fighting for the recognition of their fundamental rights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the declaration\u2019s international credibility, the standards outlined in it are sometimes difficult to enforce. That\u2019s why it\u2019s important for ordinary people to speak out against human rights violations whenever they happen \u2014 this is how we keep governments and leaders across the world accountable and we move closer to a world where human rights are enjoyed by all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every action you take helps to free the wrongfully imprisoned, rewrite unjust laws and hold the powerful to account. Together our voices are powerful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some of the human rights wins of 2022: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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