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Human rights are the foundation of all things.
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This statement treats human rights as the basic starting point for everything else. It says that laws, institutions, and decisions should rest on respect for the rights and dignity of every person, rather than treating those rights as secondary concerns.
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- Seoul Metropolitan Government, 2017 Seoul Human Rights Conference materials
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- Official Statement
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