Various humanitarian issues are important in Austria. Some of the most significant ones include the following:
Support for refugees and asylum seekers: With the increase in the number of people fleeing war, persecution, and economic hardship in their home countries, supporting refugees and asylum seekers is a crucial issue in Austria. Organizations such as the Red Cross, Caritas, and Diakonie are dedicated to providing these individuals with shelter, medical care, food, clothing, and assistance in integrating into society.
Support for people without housing: Homelessness is a growing problem in Austria. Many people live on the streets and struggle to access food, shelter, and medical care. Humanitarian organizations such as Caritas and Diakonie are working to help people experiencing homelessness and provide them with hope for the future.
Support for people with disabilities and chronic illnesses: Organizations like Lebenshilfe and Caritas are dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with disabilities and chronic conditions by offering support and advice.
Support for needy families: Many families in Austria struggle to meet their basic needs, particularly housing, food, and healthcare. Humanitarian organizations are committed to helping these families and providing them a chance for a better life.
Assistance in disaster situations: Natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes, and wildfires can have devastating effects. Humanitarian organizations such as the Red Cross are dedicated to providing quick assistance to victims of such disasters and helping them to rebuild their lives.
Overall, many humanitarian issues in Austria require attention and support. The work of humanitarian organizations in this area is invaluable and demonstrates the commitment and solidarity of the people of Austria toward their fellow human beings.
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON PROTECTION OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF CITIZENS SHIELD
Hedi Bousnina
Representative of the Organization in Austria
Shield International Organization
Children are one of the most vulnerable groups in society to harm and rapid destruction, especially of the environment. A child, by nature, looks innocently at everything around him. He instinctively brings love, mercy, and tenderness to everything, and for this, he is not capable of waging war with anyone. He imagines what war is without knowing the reason, so his psychological state, pain, and complexity increase in him.
All citizens are equal before the law in Austria, there is no difference between a citizen and an immigrant, and there is no difference as a result of any difference due to birth, sex, origin, affiliation, or religion. Austria was one of the countries that ratified the European Convention that provides for human rights and freedoms. Therefore all residents of Austria exercise their rights regardless of their differences, so everyone gets equal access to human rights in Austria.
An overview of human rights in Austria
Whether you reside in Austria of your own free will or have taken refuge there by force, being in the land of Austria guarantees you your full rights as a human being with the right to respect and human dignity. No person or entity shall be entitled to prejudice these rights. Whereas the one who recognized these rights is the Federal Constitution, which the Constitutional Court is committed to implementing.
basic rights
Human rights in Austria are many and different, and we will present the main ones:
The individual’s right to life: Article 85 of the Federal Constitutional Law recognizes that the state guarantees the protection of the life of all individuals on its territory, regardless of their origin.
The right to liberty and security: Everyone has the right to exercise personal freedom and to live in a way that suits him and suits him according to the provisions of Article 5 of the Federal Constitutional Law.
The right of the individual to choose his personal and family life: One of the human rights in Austria is that it leaves him free to choose his family and professional life, his place of residence, sharing his home with the one he loves, and the right to marry anyone he wants with consent between the two parties.
Freedom of expression and privacy rights
Freedom of Expression: Everyone has the right to express his opinion freely, thoughts, and conscience. There are many freedoms guaranteed by human rights in Austria, such as the freedom guaranteed to media representatives such as journalists and others. Despite the diversity of spaces in Austria, the law prohibits forming national or far-right socialist organizations or even simply defending their goals. It also prohibits not recognizing the crimes committed by the Nazis to minimize the crimes committed during the Second World War.
The right of an individual to protect his private information.
The right of an individual to protect the confidentiality of his correspondence.
Human rights are attached to his body.
Prohibition of torture and inhumane punishment or treatment: If you fall into the hands of the police or appear before a court in Austria, it is forbidden for the police to treat you with cruelty or brutality. They must treat you with complete respect, whether in the police station or prison, after any sentence has been issued against you.
Slavery, servitude, forced labor, or compulsory labor were prohibited in Austria.
The right to equality
There is no difference between a man and a woman, as they are human beings with rights and freedoms that must be respected. Human rights in Austria provide equality between men and women so that both may work and strive. A woman can function and complete her training without her husband’s consent. Acts of violence against women and children are prohibited.
In Austria, all individuals’ rights and duties are equal, ensuring that human rights are respected in Austria. The government in Austria is keen to implement the laws contained in the federal constitution and to achieve justice and equality among all its citizens. The federal government in Austria provides specialized committees to receive complaints from every person who may be subject to violating any of his rights.
The importance of peaceful coexistence
Knowing how to live together in harmony is an essential part of human life, something that comes from the heart and mind. It allows us to create a more empathetic and understanding community where we can reach agreements and solve problems more efficiently,
Peaceful coexistence in one society is the pillar that supports many aspects of human life.
THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF CITIZENS
SHIELD
At the Congress Shield Organization for the Defense of the Rights and Freedom of Citizens, we realize that activating the language and culture of discussion is the only way to establish international peace and security.
And that dialogue is the compass for managing crises between the various parties and ensuring stability.
And that dialogue is a feature of civilized societies and an effective tool that helps them solve complex problems and enhance social cohesion.
Dialogue is not just a discussion or a conference. It is about creating a safe space for people to come out and reveal their assumptions, perceptions, and judgments.
One of the reasons for the success of the positive dialogue process is the right people with high guarantees, and the impediment of any peace process lies mainly in people’s ignorance of the culture of dialogue.
Favoritism and their lack of awareness of the importance of dialogue
Dialogue is an effective way to communicate with family members. When parents are good communicators with their children, they can learn about the positive and negative aspects of themselves and their children and contribute to changing them. Family dialogue is necessary to form an ideal family.
Justice can only be achieved by hearing and listening to individuals and discussing whatever issue or problem they share. The absence of effective dialogue means incomplete truth and distorted justice.
Exchange of information, cultures, and experiences between people. Knowledge can only be learned and shared through dialogue that positively influences societies’ progress.
Therefore, the Congress Shield Organization for the Defense of the Rights and Freedom of Citizens must focus on spreading the dialogue between individuals, societies, and cultures to achieve lofty humanitarian goals.
The state’s responsibility is to protect people with special needs from all harm and discrimination
1 The state has the responsibility to provide for persons with special needs and to preserve and promote their rights from all harm and discrimination
And achieve well-being and a decent life for them. It must take it upon itself to protect them in cases of emergency, illness, disability, and old age, support and strengthen the health insurance system and
society, and encourage institutions and individuals to contribute to charitable and humanitarian work.
2 The need to take all the necessary measures and procedures to devote their right to benefit by all standards that guarantee them full integration into society, especially the right to health, education, employment, and advancing their political, sports, and other participation in all fields designated for them.
_ The main United Nations conventions on the human rights of people with disabilities.
Section 14 – Liberty and security of the person
1. States Parties shall ensure that persons with disabilities, on an equal basis with others:
(a) the enjoyment of the right to personal liberty and security;
(b) They are not unlawfully or arbitrarily deprived of their liberty; any deprivation of freedom is consistent with the law, and the existence of a disability does not justify any deprivation of liberty.
2. States Parties shall ensure that when persons with disabilities are deprived of their liberty as a result of any measures, they are entitled, on an equal basis with others, to guarantees by international human rights law and to be treated by the objectives and principles of this Convention, including the provision of reasonable accommodation for them.
The Shield Organization has sought to defend the rights and freedom of citizens since its inception, to protect the rights of people with special needs, to establish recreational activities and events, to provide humanitarian assistance and support for their families, to sort out specialized experts in vocational and logistical training, to hold art exhibitions, music, sculpture, summer camps, and others.
The Shield Organization works to achieve world peace, promote dialogue and solidarity among people, and spread a culture of tolerance and peaceful coexistence among people. Respect for human rights and conventions related to peoples’ rights, especially their right to self-determination. And fundamental freedoms for all people without discrimination based on race, sex, language, or religion, and the defense of freedom of thought and expression and the pursuit of justice and equality in all parts of the world.
Religious freedom is one of the first rights to be recognized under international law. Even today, a review of official international and national documents on religion indicates that governments and the international community recognize the place of religious freedom within the constellation of human rights.
Disinformation is one of the most destructive weapons of our time.
A large class of paid vandals, enemies of humanity worldwide, seeks to mislead the facts, try to obliterate them, and transmit false information through which brainwashing and human destruction are carried out.
Recent decades have been characterized by rapid technological transformations that have changed how people interact, communicate, and access information worldwide. These fundamental shifts have had consequences, including the accelerating spread of misinformation, disinformation, and hate speech.
Since the inception of the International Shield Organization for the Defense of the Rights and Freedom of Citizens, we have warned a lot about this colorful group, which poses a significant danger to all of us, public security and safety, and the people of the same society.
Each of us has a duty and responsibility as citizens to prevent this hateful phenomenon.
And its struggle to achieve the goal of man a decent life, security and peace, and the preservation of peaceful coexistence. “Combating media disinformation to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms.”
A year of the war in Ukraine…widespread destruction, and vast numbers of dead, injured, displaced persons, and refugees
A year of the war in Ukraine…widespread destruction, and vast numbers of dead, injured, displaced persons, and refugees
Brutal aggression has no meaning other than killing people, thousands of victims, millions of displaced persons and refugees, destroying infrastructure, and causing economic losses.
A year of the war in Ukraine left a wide humanitarian crisis amid massive destruction and massive human losses.
The Ukrainian people do not deserve this torment and pain
This war left us with a human tragedy that will be remembered forever
Ukraine will remain an independent country, and justice will prevail.