CITIES DEFENDING HUMAN RIGHTS

The defence of human rights is an obligation that all democratic administrations must assume at the local and global levels. Municipalities have a fundamental role in the promotion and guarantee of human rights In solidarity and support with the fight for human rights that they promote and maintain around the world, we want to put in value the task of human rights defenders. Many of them have lost their lives because of their claims and their exercise of universal rights, and for questioning economic and political interests that motivate human rights violations by different agents. Many others have also lost their liberty and thousands are criminalized with the goal of silencing their task... We work to make visible and support the task of human rights defenders and denounce the persecution they suffer through education, awareness-raising and political and social advocacy with the goal of improving the knowledge, promotion and defence of human rights... We also promote joint..