Round table “Human Rights: modernity and development prospects”

On the occasion of the International Human Rights Day, which is associated with the date of proclamation by the UN General Assembly of the Universal Declaration of human rights (in 1948). On 13.12.2021, at 16 o’clock, a round table “Human Rights: modernity and development prospects”was held at the Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics.

The event is co-organized by the EU Information Center of S. Kuznets KhNUE, the Department of international relations of S. Kuznets KhNUE, and the International Laboratory of business and human rights of the Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University.

The Universal Declaration of human rights proclaimed the equality of all inhabitants of the planet before the law. A person, his life and dignity, rights and freedoms are recognized as the highest value of every state. It is proclaimed that all people are equal in their dignity and rights. At the same time, human rights and freedoms are inalienable and inviolable. They belong to every person from birth and throughout life, do not depend on the will of the state, are not given and cannot be cancelled. During the lecture, such socially important concepts as human rights principles, restrictions, state responsibilities, mechanisms for protecting human rights, current problems, trends and development prospects, and problems related to the Covid pandemic were discussed.

The discussion was joined by:

Denys Novikov, PH.D in Law, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of legal regulation of economics of S. Kuznets KHNUE, Chairman of the NGO “Center for Human Rights and educational activities “bona Fidesz”, Oleg Lukyanchikov, Ph.D in Law, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of legal regulation of economics of S. Kuznets KHNUE, lawyer, Elena Uvarova – PH.D of Law, Associate Professor, Director of the International Laboratory of business and human rights of the Yaroslav Mudryi National Law Univers