Specialists and academics propose a review of human rights in new social contexts

The study, promotion, and defense of human rights is not a mere academic abstraction, but rather Addressing these issues is fundamental to obtaining a direct analysis and proposing improvements and solutions. from various fields; this was the consensus among several experts during the opening of the seventh international Congress “Human rights, international humanitarian law and (dis)order in the world.”

“Human rights They form the basis of civil society and democracies“Because, through them, freedom of expression, equality before the law, protection against discrimination and torture, among other essential aspects, are guaranteed,” said the Rector General of the UdeG Karla Planter Pérez.

During the opening of the congress at the Juan José Arreola State Public LibraryHe added that human rights are not favors, but serve as the “backbone” of human dignity and a firm ground upon which Every society that claims to be free and democratic is built on this foundation.

Speaking to legal experts, academics, and journalists, he urged the institutions and authorities involved to to promote, protect and guarantee the exercise of human rights as a further measure for the care of human dignity.

“In the case of the Universidad de Guadalajara, Teaching law and respect for human rights goes beyond being merely a democratic and academic task"It is considered a commitment to critical, democratic and transformative legal education," he stated.

Planter Pérez emphasized that in the face of global uncertainties, this institution cannot remain a passive spectator, and that The promotion of human rights is a fundamental aspect of their work, as it is a task for everyone.

“I hope these working days leave a mark, generate new lines of research and fresh ideas "To strengthen institutions and protect the dignity of people, not only here in Mexico, but throughout the world," he concluded.

The teacher José Trinidad Padilla LópezThe president of the International Network for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law considered that this congress should focus on elevating the human rights debate beyond the abstractor to address it from the disorder in people's lives.

He stated that it should be a priority. work on a review of the human rights of displaced persons due to war environments or the ravages of climate change, or women subjected to new forms of exploitation, or journalists and defenders persecuted or criminalized, and all those societies exposed to digital surveillance, information manipulation and authoritarianism.

“The central objective of this edition is to analyze the profound impact of these crises in order to generate analytical and strategic proposals that strengthen public policies, institutional capacities, and regulatory frameworks. To achieve this, We are honored to have the participation of an outstanding multidisciplinary team "It is made up of academics, public servants, international organizations and diverse actors from civil society," he said.

He emphasized that societies must place the global disorder in the debate, to recognize that it is not a passing imbalance, but a structural transformation of the international scenario, which must be addressed to avoid the erosion of multilateralism and the normative consensus that has been built up over decades.

“The humanist perspective compels us to transform concern into a work agenda, understanding that in the face of global fragmentation, the response is not retreat, but rather a more rigorous reaffirmation of the rule of law and the unrestricted protection of fundamental rights,” he declared.

Dr. Yasmín Esquivel Mossa, a minister of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN), indicated that human rights must be subjected to scrutiny in the face of accelerated social transformations, in which legal operators They must have an ethical commitment, devoid of all rhetoric, solely to justice.

“There is a repeated violation of human rights in the world and it must be confronted; seeking respect and protection for victims or groups of people who demand greater protection,” he asserted.

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Text: Press UdeG
Photography: Gustavo Alfonzo