The speech addresses how human rights are being challenged and to what extent we are witnessing the end times of human rights. Neo-liberalism and populism coming from different corners converge and contribute to the erosion of human rights as well as rule of law institutions. Attempts to link human rights to one or the other economic theory contribute to lifting human rights away from their status of being universal. Human rights are not there to substitute ideological systems, instead it is a far more limited project. In the latter part of the speech new bottom-up trends pulling in the opposite direction are highlighted. As an outcome of the financial crisis and the growing inequality, a stronger awareness has emerged globally about the negative consequences of corruption and tax evasion on human rights and democratic institutions. Human rights are regaining a momentum and credibility in that space. This is closely linked to the new human rights city movement, where local communities take greater responsibility in realizing human rights for their citizens. Finally, in this part the mainstreaming of human rights in laws and political strategies is addressed together with the concept human rights by design. The speech ends on a forward-looking note recognizing the immense challenges that confronts the liberal democracy and human rights currently, however, also recognizing the depth of human rights in most communities.

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人权

演讲谈到了人权如何受到挑战，以及我们在多大程度上目睹了人权的终结。来自不同角落的新自由主义和民粹主义汇聚在一起，助长了人权和法治机构的侵蚀。将人权与一种或另一种经济理论联系起来的尝试有助于将人权从其普遍地位中解放出来。人权不是用来代替意识形态体系的，而是一个更为有限的项目。在演讲的后半部分，强调了反向拉动的自下而上的新趋势。作为金融危机和日益加剧的不平等的结果，全球对腐败和逃税对人权和民主制度的负面影响产生了更强烈的认识。人权正在该领域重新获得动力和信誉。这与新的人权城市运动密切相关，当地社区在实现其公民的人权方面承担更大的责任。最后，在这一部分中，将人权纳入法律和政治战略的主流与设计的人权概念一起讨论。演讲以前瞻性的结尾，承认自由民主和人权目前面临的巨大挑战，但也承认大多数社区的人权深度。在这一部分，将人权纳入法律和政治战略的主流与设计的人权概念一起讨论。演讲以前瞻性的结尾，承认自由民主和人权目前面临的巨大挑战，但也承认大多数社区的人权深度。在这一部分，将人权纳入法律和政治战略的主流与设计的人权概念一起讨论。演讲以前瞻性的结尾，承认自由民主和人权目前面临的巨大挑战，但也承认大多数社区的人权深度。