Speech of human rights & gander sesatization
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My friend and predecessor Anna Lindh once said: “Human rights are praised more than ever, and violated as much as ever.” We truly live in troubled times of unrest where good news are too rare, and reports of human rights violations are too many.
When Boris Nemtsov was shot in Moscow two days ago – those bullets also hit the Russian people and affected the rest of the world.
All human rights are indivisible and mutually reinforcing. It is through cooperation, dialogue and with mutual respect that we can ensure compliance with human rights law.
We stand up for the human dignity, integrity, freedom and inviolability of the individual. That includes taking a stand against states claiming the right to execute, torture or imprison people in contravention of international norms. We are deeply concerned over the excessive application of the death penalty and call on governments to halt executions and introduce a moratorium on capital punishment.
It is true that women’s rights are human rights, and human rights are women’s rights. These can never be set aside with reference to culture, tradition or religion. The Swedish Government wants to strengthen gender equality, improve women’s access to resources and increase women’s representation - we call it a feminist foreign policy. Furthermore, a key focus is to help protect female human rights defenders – “femdefenders” who often are particularly at risk.
All discriminatory barriers to women’s economic empowerment must be removed. Equal right to inheritance is crucial in this context. Likewise, women must be allowed to control their own bodies. Sweden will continue to increase respect for sexual and reproductive health and rights and strive for their inclusion on the new global development agenda.
When Boris Nemtsov was shot in Moscow two days ago – those bullets also hit the Russian people and affected the rest of the world.
All human rights are indivisible and mutually reinforcing. It is through cooperation, dialogue and with mutual respect that we can ensure compliance with human rights law.
We stand up for the human dignity, integrity, freedom and inviolability of the individual. That includes taking a stand against states claiming the right to execute, torture or imprison people in contravention of international norms. We are deeply concerned over the excessive application of the death penalty and call on governments to halt executions and introduce a moratorium on capital punishment.
It is true that women’s rights are human rights, and human rights are women’s rights. These can never be set aside with reference to culture, tradition or religion. The Swedish Government wants to strengthen gender equality, improve women’s access to resources and increase women’s representation - we call it a feminist foreign policy. Furthermore, a key focus is to help protect female human rights defenders – “femdefenders” who often are particularly at risk.
All discriminatory barriers to women’s economic empowerment must be removed. Equal right to inheritance is crucial in this context. Likewise, women must be allowed to control their own bodies. Sweden will continue to increase respect for sexual and reproductive health and rights and strive for their inclusion on the new global development agenda.
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