EUAM Iraq marks the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

On the occasion of Human Rights Day on December 10, 2018, EUAM Iraq marks the 70th Anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The promotion and protection of human rights is at the heart of multilateralism, a central pillar of the United Nations system, and a core and founding value of the European Union.
 
The Universal Declaration is the cornerstone of international human rights law and its first sentence of the Preamble to the Universal Declaration catches its very essence: “Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world ...” 
 
EUAM Iraq focuses on advising the Iraqi authorities on their implementation of the civilian aspects of the National Security Strategy.  To this end, it is important to note that amongst the National Security Strategy’s stated aims is to promote and protect human rights – as a precondition for strengthening public trust in the security institutions, and this is an important part of the EUAM Iraq’s work.