{"id":311054,"date":"2021-09-14T14:56:27","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T14:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/humanrightsdefenders.blog\/?p=21013"},"modified":"2021-09-14T14:56:27","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T14:56:27","slug":"11-human-rights-defenders-you-need-to-follow-on-instagram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/09\/14\/11-human-rights-defenders-you-need-to-follow-on-instagram\/","title":{"rendered":"11 human rights defenders you need to follow on Instagram"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\u2018We [want to] inspire a new generation to know their rights – and claim them<\/em>\u2019<\/strong> \u2013 Sacha Deshmukh<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Amnesty International UK has collaborated with 11 artists to help a new generation of human rights defenders to better understand the four fundamental freedoms that every person has a right to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Outlined in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was based on four basic freedoms \u2013 freedom of speech, freedom to worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But many young people today are unaware of the human rights they are entitled to, despite living at a moment in history when many of these basic freedoms are at risk of being taken away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now Amnesty has reimagined these four tenets for a modern audience, redefining the broad categories as the:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Over the coming weeks, artists, creatives and campaigners will be sharing their interpretations of what these freedoms mean to them on Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sacha Deshmukh, CEO of Amnesty International UK, said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFrom the pandemic to the climate crisis to conflicts unfolding across the planet – we live in a world of unprecedented uncertainty. But there is hope.<\/em><\/p> \u201cSixty years after Amnesty International was founded, we are collaborating with 11 fantastic artists, creatives and campaigners to reimagine the four basic freedoms – inspiring a new generation to know their rights\u00a0and claim them.<\/em><\/p> “Knowledge is power and at a time when many basic human rights are under threat, these artists are vital beacons of hope for their followers – and the wider world<\/em>.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n 11 artists who want to change the world for the better<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n