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by Fidel Forato e P\u00e2mela Ellen*<\/em><\/p>\n

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When a State reduces provisions and, consequently, becomes ineffective to promote human rights, the role of civil society organisations turns out increasingly relevant. This is one of the high points, which is faced globally in the area of ??human rights, communicated on the opening day of the 15th International Colloquium on Human Rights.<\/p>\n

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In addition to the delegates of the four organisers of the Colloquium, the opening session, held this Monday morning, October 2, 2017 at the Get\u00falio Vargas Foundation in S\u00e3o Paulo, was attended by Philip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty, and discussed the global context and its impacts on human rights.<\/p>\n

“If we look at what is happening in the world, we see most of the States are trying to save on their social responsibilities. This also means a decrease in State\u2019s capacity to uphold human rights. This inability is further magnified with increasing inequalities, especially, on the economic spectrum, because in today\u2019s world, moral and social values are strictly financially-biased.” said Alston.<\/p>\n

Alston stressed on the importance of using social media and other technology as tools to disseminate and de-stigmatise what truly human rights stand for. According to him, internet provides a promising environment of articulation between human rights groups and allows people to have rooms to express themselves, lobby responsible bodies and uncover relevant facts in their countries.<\/p>\n

The rapporteur’s speech evidently made apparent that there is a need for alliance to prevent disappointments in the area of human rights. Cesar Rodriguez-Garavito of Dejusticia, emphasised that collaboration makes actions more efficient, and John Samuel, of Forum Asia, added that “we have the moral and political responsibility to do more than what the state is doing and make a difference.”<\/p>\n

About the Colloquium<\/strong><\/p>\n

Between October 2 and 6, 80 human rights activists from 31 countries are gathering in S\u00e3o Paulo for the 15th International Human Rights Colloquium. The objective of the event is to discuss the theme “Human rights: crisis or transition?”, share experiences and propose solutions to face setbacks at local, regional and global levels.<\/p>\n

This year, Conectas organises the meeting with Forum Asia (Thailand), the Human Rights Centre of the University of Pretoria (South Africa) and Dejusticia (Colombia). The event is supported by Ford Foundation, OAK Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Channel Foundation and The Fund For Global Human Rights. We also thank the FGV (Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Get\u00falio Vargas), the Memorial of the Resistance, APAC (Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Pinacoteca Arte e Cultura), the Immigration Museum and the government of the State of S\u00e3o Paulo, that generously provided with the venues for the meetings.<\/p>\n

*Fidel Forato, and Pamela Ellen are volunteer journalists from the coverage group of the 15th International Human Rights Colloquium.\u00a0English translation by Partha Sarker, a refugee from Bangladesh.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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