{"id":28909,"date":"2018-12-10T15:00:50","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T15:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=28909"},"modified":"2018-12-10T15:00:50","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T15:00:50","slug":"know-your-rights-and-not-just-because-its-human-rights-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/know-your-rights-and-not-just-because-its-human-rights-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Know your rights! (And not just because it&#8217;s Human Rights Day)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_28919\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28919\" class=\"size-large wp-image-28919\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/12\/180112-F-AP587-0004-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"493\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-28919\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Team Luke honors life, legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.&#8221; by Airman 1st Class Caleb Worpel, on Air Force Medical Service<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s Human Rights Day! But&#8230; do you even\u00a0<em>know<\/em> your rights? Keep on reading to find a quick little audio condensing the thirty human rights in the United Nation&#8217;s official Declaration into just four minutes. Yes, you read that right: <em>FOUR<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 10th December has finally arrived and that means it&#8217;s Human Rights Day worldwide \u2013 it also means it&#8217;s only fifteen days until Christmas!<\/p>\n<p>Human Rights Day is a day of the year which is specifically aimed at dealing and celebrating our rights as a human. Essentially, this means that there will be numerous political conferences and meetings dealing with this issue, cultural events and exhibitions. And maybe \u2013 to keep up with the latest trends \u2013 throw in a few protests here and there, too? (I&#8217;m only kidding, people have been protesting on the streets for our human rights for <em>years<\/em>, and you have proof in the gallery inserted below.)<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-28909 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/1600px-international_human_rights_day_protest_against_war_and_against_deportations_38935483362\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/12\/1600px-International_Human_Rights_Day_protest_against_war_and_against_deportations_38935483362-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-28918\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-28918'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;International Human Rights Day protest march against war and deportations&#8221; by Fibonacci Blue, on Flickr\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/3100106_927bab70\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/12\/3100106_927bab70-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-28920\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-28920'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Love Is A Human Right&#8221; , Manchester Pride Parade 2012, by David Dixon, on Creative Commons\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/180112-f-ap587-0004\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/12\/180112-F-AP587-0004-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-28919\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-28919'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Team Luke honors life, legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.&#8221; by Airman 1st Class Caleb Worpel, on Air Force Medical Service\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/1200px-international_human_rights_day_protest_march_against_deportations_and_for_immigrants_38087032135\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/12\/1200px-International_Human_Rights_Day_protest_march_against_deportations_and_for_immigrants_38087032135-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-28917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/12\/1200px-International_Human_Rights_Day_protest_march_against_deportations_and_for_immigrants_38087032135-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/12\/1200px-International_Human_Rights_Day_protest_march_against_deportations_and_for_immigrants_38087032135-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/12\/1200px-International_Human_Rights_Day_protest_march_against_deportations_and_for_immigrants_38087032135-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/12\/1200px-International_Human_Rights_Day_protest_march_against_deportations_and_for_immigrants_38087032135-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/12\/1200px-International_Human_Rights_Day_protest_march_against_deportations_and_for_immigrants_38087032135-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-28917'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;International Human Rights Day protest march against war and deportations&#8221; by Fibonacci Blue, on Flickr\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/group-people-woman-crowd-social-office-637257-pxhere-com\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/12\/group-people-woman-crowd-social-office-637257-pxhere.com_-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-28915\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-28915'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Untitled&#8221; by unknown, on Pxhere\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/38937700032_0882ed68e3_o\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/12\/38937700032_0882ed68e3_o-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-28914\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-28914'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;International Human Rights Day protest march against war and deportations&#8221; by Fibonacci Blue, on Flickr\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>However, this day is extremely important because, in such a tumultuous time \u2013 where racism has risen again and there is so much hate against those that are &#8220;different&#8221; from us \u2013 today is a great excuse to take a step back and think.<\/p>\n<p>Take a step back and see that, in the eyes of the law, we are all just Humans. It&#8217;s just like when you have an employee number or student number, and write that down as your identification instead, so that all marking and treatment is fair. They won&#8217;t know your sex or race or religion. They&#8217;ll just know you&#8217;re a person.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/sissiyihu\/know-them-rights-humans-of-the-world<\/p>\n<p><strong>Words and audio: Sissi Yi Hu | Subbing: Maria Campuzano<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Featured Image:\u00a0&#8220;Team Luke honors life, legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.&#8221; by Airman 1st Class Caleb Worpel, on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcemedicine.af.mil\/News\/Photos\/igphoto\/2001865557\/\">Air Force Medical Service<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s Human Rights Day! But&#8230; do you even\u00a0know your rights? Keep on reading to find a quick little audio condensing the thirty human rights in the United Nation&#8217;s official Declaration into just four minutes. 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