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Human Rights: More than just words

Human Rights: More than just words

Oct 17, 2011

Every person should be able to live in dignity and know equality, be able to eat, work, have shelter and achieve their potential through good health and education.

The Human Rights Unit works to promote and increase respect for human rights, working towards a Commonwealth in which all people can live lives of dignity, knowing justice eqality and safety. It also works with colleagues to bring human rights awareness to all areas of the organisations work.

"All our member countries are signatories to a variety of human rights conventions. Our challenge is to mainstream human rights so that laws, policies & programmes give effect to their commitments" -Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba, Deputy Secretary General

Events

Commonwealth Youth Summits

Jan 1, 2012 - Are you interested in taking part in the 2012 Commonwealth Youth Summit in your region? Taking place in cities across the British Isles, each Youth Summit will bring together 120 young people aged 14-17. Read more

2012 Malta-Commonwealth Third Country Training Programme - Legal Frameworks for ICTs

May 21, 2012 - The MTCTP began in 1995 and since then over 1,250 Commonwealth officials have been trained in areas where Malta has a comparative advantage. Read more

Commonwealth Economic Forum

Jun 6, 2012 - Against a background of continuing financial turmoil, increasing unemployment and growing inequality it is understandable that many are questioning the equity and sustainability of our current capitalist system. These voices are not just the unemployed or disadvantaged, but also some of our biggest business leaders such as Sir Richard Branson and Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever who have called for a more responsible, inclusive and caring capitalism, which is driven by more than the bottom line Read more

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