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Time travelling with human rights

A file photo dated Sept 30, 2017 shows a Bangladeshi man helping Rohingya Muslim refugees to disembark from a boat on the Bangladeshi shoreline after crossing the border from Myanmar. AFP

If humanity had to travel with human rights (past, present and future), what might be pivotal dates interplaying with our destiny? 1993, 2005, 2023 and 2033 might well be candidates for testing our recent chronology.

1993 was the year of the most recent World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna. 2005 was the year of the most recent UN reforms, 2023 is the year of the Summit of the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and preparation for the Summit of the Future projected for next year. 2033 is a premonitory date to prepare for what might happen in the next decade, inviting caution and precautions.

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