Human Rights Day
Description:
The problem of human rights has a long history in Belarus. Its origins are associated with the spread of Christianity, Christian morality, as well as the appearance of the first monuments of law.
History has decreed that Belarus was on the border of two Christian confessions: Orthodoxy and Catholicism, between East and West. This predetermined the formation of such features of the national character of Belarusians as national and religious tolerance and hospitality. Therefore, regardless of the existing laws, and sometimes in spite of them, Belarusian society was aware of the fact that “all people are born free and equal in dignity and rights”, that “they are endowed with reason and conscience and must act towards each other in the spirit of brotherhood”.
The era of “Belarusianization” of the 1920s, when the Soviet and party leadership tried to take into account the ethnic predominance of the Belarusian population, also vividly characterizes the traditions of tolerance, the desire for respect for human rights. There were no significant manifestations of nationalism, arrogance towards other languages and cultures.
During the fascist occupation, the Belarusian population sheltered prisoners of war (Russians, Ukrainians, representatives of other nationalities), risking their lives trying to save the Jewish population from executions and repressions.
All the above mentioned points to the fact that the observance of human rights in Belarus has a deep history and rich traditions inherent in the psychology itself, the way of behavior, the national character of Belarusians.
