WUNRN
DIGNITY & HUMAN RIGHTS - THE
MISSING DIALOGUE? - GENDER
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How can we find ways to incorporate the value of human dignity into the interpretation and implementation of human rights, to identify options to establish dignity as a legitimate expectation and to make dignity a tangible reality.
What is human dignity? How can we use the concept of dignity
to better advance our struggles for human rights? Can we expand the principles
of dignity to provide the much needed floor that would prevent human life from
sinking below a certain standard? Dignity is used by most women in an
inherently natural way. It is the global language of the poor....Dignity also
acknowledges our spirituality—our humanness in recognizing one’s own self worth
and respect for the same worth in others. It demands states to go beyond
provision of the material aspects of any human right and to be engaged with the
non-material dimensions of rights.....
Can dignity legitimize non-material aspects of human rights?
