Felicia Browne: Human and Gender Rights Peace Ambassador - Caribbean

1.
International
Human
Rights
Day

2. Felicia
Browne:
Human
and
Gender
Rights
Peace
Ambassador
-­‐
Caribbean
Every
day,
we
are
confronted
with
some
of
the
most
inhumane
acts
of
injustices
and
wonder
what
role
Human
Rights
plays
in
our
society.
We
are
taught
that
every
human
being
including
children
have
fundamental
rights
that
are
unique
primarily
due
to
the
fact
that
they
are
part
of
the
Human
species.
Our
human
race
is
like
any
other
species,
have
been
given
rationality
as
a
means
to
separate
us
from
other
empirical
beings.
The
purpose
of
rational
thought
and
understanding
has
afforded
us
to
have
external
knowledge
of
our
existence,
as
well
have
techniques
to
manipulate
our
natural
ecologies.
However,
our
responsibilities
to
uphold
sacred
laws
of
human
sanity
and
peace
have
continued
to
remain
our
great
challenges.
Today,
as
we
honor
the
human
nature
of
each
other,
we
should
to
reflect
on
our
duty
as
brothers
and
sisters
to
encourage
the
good
nature
within
us.
We
should
also
remember
great
leaders
who
have
inspired
our
humanities-­‐
and
the
injustices
that
they
too
endured.
How
often
do
we
think
of
someone
who
become
a
world
leader
for
human
rights
and
the
unjust
acts
that
he/she
suffered,
yet
in
the
end,
we
recognize
what
their
efforts
were
and
the
differences
that
they
made.
Our
triumphs
and
histories
are
different
but
we
are
always
able
to
connect
with
each
other
as
human
beings.
We
are
human
by
our
very
nature
to
feel
happiness,
joy,
disappointed,
disgust,
grief,
love
and
peace.
We
are
bonded
by
our
human
family
and
our
destinies,
though
diverse
many
lead
to
a
common
cause,
mainly
peace,
within
our
shared
experiences.
May,
we
continue
to
live
as
good
men,
women
and
children
and
practice
our
right
to
equal
freedom,
knowledge
and
tolerance.
International
Human
Rights
Day
is
a
day
that
we
recognize
that
the
human
family
exists
in
us
all.
Human
rights
are
fundamental
rights-­‐
a
right
to
be
honored
for
one’s
existence
in
this
great
universe-­‐
with
a
present,
past
and
future.
Happy
International
Human
Rights
Day.