Tag: human dignity
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Ján Figeľ: Respect of Human Dignity as a Road to Peace
MCC Visiting Fellow Jan Figeľs latest writing covers the nature of Human Dignity and how a proper understanding of it can lead to peaceful coexistance. For our positive and constructive coexistence in the world of diverse nations and communities, peace is a cornerstone. True and lasting peace is a fruit of justice. The core of…
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The Strong and Deep Nexus Between Human Dignity and Religious Freedom
Peace is a fruit of justice. The core of justice is based on respect of fundamental human rights. And the foundational principle of human rights is dignity. Today, the agenda of human rights is hijacked by various groups representing ideologies, violent extremism, or ethical relativism. We also tend to forget or neglect our human duties…
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Rights advocate Figel’ says ‘human dignity’ at root of freedoms
Says he is ‘determined,’ not optimistic or pessimistic in campaign Ján Figeľ lives between two epochs: the first, in which communist forces in what was then Czechoslovakia killed the uncle for whom he is named, and the second, in which Mr. Figel’ carried on the struggle for religious freedom as a European Union envoy. That…