Equipop and the Human Rights for All collective are joining forces to mark International Human Rights Day on December 10, 2021. We are organizing a digital dialogue, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., between representatives of various institutions to facilitate the shift to the use of non-discriminatory language. We will take as a particularly significant example the abandonment of the term "human rights" in favor of the use of "human rights."
To move toward equality, it is imperative to implement changes in terminology. As a result, several expressions are gradually disappearing from the French lexicon, such as "bon père de famille" (good father). However, informal practices must be consolidated by institutional practices that will help build egalitarian norms for all.
Program
- Introduction: presentation of the mobilization ofassociations byEquipop
- The position of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs by Delphine O, Ambassador and Secretary General of the Generation Equality Forum, MEAE
- Why is it essential to replace "droits de l'Homme" with "droits humains"? Arguments for non-discriminatory language by Eliane Viennot, literary historian and author of En finir avec l'Homme (Ending the Male)
- Why and how to campaign to change the name of a master's degree in human rights? by Lili Aribo and Marc Hasson, from the Association for Human Rights in Europe (ADHE)
- Respect for gender identities in law by Diane Roman, Professor at the Sorbonne Law School
- Associations: how did they change their names? by Vanessa De Greef, Vice-President of the Belgian League for Human Rights, and Philippe Morié, General Delegate of Agir Ensemble pour les Droits Humains (AEDH)
- Questions and answers
To participate in the event, you can register by clicking on this link.
