Images, international law, political rhetoric and democratic education form Human Right´s needs: A study case of Portugal 1933-2016

Abstract

Human Rights international social situation has a “double” life: the real and the imaginary. All around the world, although all statistics and problems known and denounced, Human Rights are being violated, there are serious and dangerous situations to the Humanity, affecting millions of human beings beside the “images”/information published. The Education for Human Rights is the change key but this is a complex process that should be object of an intervention through the International, Regional and National authorities (governmental and non-governmental Institutions and Organizations), as well as, by everyone in their capacities, and, their social, professional and citizenship responsibility. Nowadays the World have an enormous and different legal instruments, laws and documents, but there are too many people without access to their Rights, living supported by the information manipulated with consequences that History showed as worried consequences for societies and generations. As the study case presents, Portugal is a great example of the rhetoric manipulation by the political power, developed by an authoritarian regime, with unreal images generated social isolation and violence. However, despite the democracy and four decades, the Portuguese need to develop their knowledge to face the Human Rights violations and know to prevent other problems. There is still an imaginary world completely different from realities we need to change to protect and promote the Human Rights for everyone.