About democracy and human rights | OHCHR
Democracy, development, rule of law and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms are interdependent and mutually reinforcing. Democracy aims to: preserve and promote the dignity and fundamental rights of the individual; achieve social justice; foster the economic and social development of the community; strengthen the cohesion of society;
Human Rights and Democracy - United States Department of State
Democratically governed nations are more likely to secure the peace, deter aggression, expand open markets, promote economic development, protect American citizens, combat international terrorism and crime, uphold human and worker rights, avoid humanitarian crises and refugee flows, improve the global environment, and protect human health.
Democracy and human rights - Wikipedia
The relationship between democracy and human rights has been extensively discussed by political theorists. Part of the issue is that both "democracy" and "human rights" are contested concepts whose exact definition and scope is subject to ongoing dispute. [1]
OHCHR and democracy | OHCHR - UN Human Rights Office
About democracy and human rights. Democracy is one of the universal core values and principles of the United Nations. Respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and the principle of holding periodic and genuine elections by universal suffrage are …
Fact Sheet: For Human Rights Day, Highlighting the Biden-
2024年12月11日 · The Administration implemented more than $12 million for programs utilizing AI as a tool to advance democracy, promote human rights and labor rights, and foster justice and accountability.
A country’s contemporary level of democracy has only a weak association with improved human development. By contrast, a country’s historical experience with democracy has a strong and robust influence on its current level of human development. We conclude that democracy advances human development, but only when considered as a historical
Post-Election 2024: The Future of Human Rights in the U.S.
We spoke with Carr Center affiliates about the future of human rights in the United States under the upcoming presidential administration to learn what this may mean for democracy and civics, immigration and refugee rights, racial justice, women’s rights, climate justice, and other aspects of our society that intersect with our human rights.
Human Rights & Democracy - The National Museum of American …
Democracy helps to secure peace, promotes economic development, combats terrorism, alleviates humanitarian crises, improves the global environment, and protects human health and safety. This sign is from a Black Lives Matter protest in Kingston, Jamaica in the summer of 2020, which took place outside the U.S. embassy building.
Democracy and Human Rights: Concepts, Measures, and Relationships
2017年11月20日 · The empirical literature on democracy and human rights has made great strides over the last 30 years in explaining (1) the variation in the transition to,...
Are Human Rights and Democracy Universal? | SpringerLink
2024年6月22日 · Since many people think that human rights include the rights to vote and participate in one’s government, democracy is seen as the natural and best form of government. After overthrowing Iraq’s long-time authoritarian leader Saddam Hussein, U.S. President George W. Bush argued that democracy would flourish in Iraq.