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The world recently commemorated the 70th anniversary of the iconic 1948 UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This celebration, however, was tempered coming as it did in the shadow of an unprecedented assault on the very concept of human rights, as understood in the post-World War Two context. In part due to concerns over the effects of globalization, increasing inequality and immigration, a surge of authoritarian populists in the global north and south have been elected on platforms of demonizing minorities, attacking human rights principles, fuelling distrust of democratic institutions and eroding multilateralism. If left unchecked, this trend could undermine decades of progress on the common values of inclusivity, tolerance, and respect that lie at the heart of human rights. It has been argued that the human rights movement, like the world it monitors, is in crisis.

Graphic Human Rights Education Project – The Graphix Project Skip to content Graphic Human Rights Education Project Why a graphic human rights education project? The world recently commemorated the 70th anniversary of the iconic 1948 UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This celebration, however, was tempered coming as it did in the shadow of an unprecedented assault on the very concept of human rights, as understood in the post-World War Two context. In part due to concerns over the effects of globalization, increasing inequality and immigration, a surge of authoritarian populists

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