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When considering our rights it is important to consider how our individual behaviour may be compromising or enabling the human rights of others. Watch this video and see if there is a ‘Lisa Pizza’ or ‘Hope’ in your life. Over 3 million people who have enjoyed it too. To join them just CLICK.
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Underlying all human rights is a deep respect for human life. There are those passionate people whose daily lives center around defending and upholding these precious rights so that we can all live in a more caring and just world. Each one of us can take inspiration from this and make choices that demonstrate how our own personal values uphold human rights.
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