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Culture of peace and social justice are management goals according to Haddad [Brazil]
an article by Diário Comércio Indústria & Serviços
In the first public act of the new government - in the presence of Rogerio Sottili, the Secretary of Human Rights and President of the Municipal Commission of Human Rights - the mayor of São Paulo, Fernando Haddad signed as its management goal the persistent search for social justice and peaceful coexistence among different peoples who live in the city. "The strength of São Paulo is the differences among the people who live here, and those differences should be respected and cultivated every day," said the mayor.
In the presence of Secretary Rogerio Sottili, President of the Human Rights Commission, the Mayor asked for a bipartisan effort in favor of all citizens
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During the speech, Haddad also said that under his management the various city departments will work together in favor of all citizens, and no citizen can be discriminated against, regardless of ethnicity, religious belief or sexual preference. The mayor recalled his speech on Inauguration Day. "I spoke about the love between the city and São Paulo, recalling the act 'There is Love in São Paulo', held at Roosevelt Square. But three days later, a municipal guard improperly treated a young man skateboarding on site. This attitude will suffer appropriate measures, and will be handled directly by the Secretary of Public Safety, "said the mayor.
In his speech, the municipal secretary of Human Rights, Rogério Sotilli, said the way to a socially just city is through the broad participation and the social democratic interaction between state and civil society.
"Our government has to understand that the history and experience of social movements is an essential component for improving our policies, but it is social participation that best expresses the needs and demands of society for creating public policy," said Sottili who works on specific projects with the Departments of Education, Culture and Racial Equality.
"São Paulo is still affected by serious human rights violations of various social groups including youth, LGBT people, people living on the streets, elderly, drug users. We need a commitment that goes beyond partisan politics. The way to change is by broad social participation and interaction between the state and the civil society, "added the secretary.
The inaguration ceremony and the transfer of power to the President of the Municipal Commission of Human Rights took place in the College Yard, located in the central region, and was attended by about 500 guests, including the Minister Eleonora Menicucci (Women) and the interim minister General Secretary of Presidency, and former ministers of Human Rights, José Gregori and Paul Vanucchi. Also attending were municipal secretaries, parliamentarians, councilors, leaders in the field of human rights, and cultural personalities of the country such as the writer and artist Fernando Morais Ziraldo. Messages were read from other ministers including Alexandre Padilha (Health), Tereza Campello (Social Development and Fight Against Hunger) and Maria del Rosario (Human Rights).
Also at the ceremony two municipal two orders were signed. The first is the intersectoral working group to develop the proposed partnership with the Federal Government for the "Viva São Paulo Youth Plan", which aims to confront the violence and death of Brazilian youth. The second is the "Organizing Committee of the LGBT Pride Parade 2013" to be held on 02 June with support of the City.
(Click here for a Portuguese version of this article)
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The recent election of a mayor from the Workers Party (PT) to head Sao Paulo, one of the largest cities in the world, could mean a renewal of city leadership for the defense of human rights.
Beginning under the previous Workers Party administration in 2004, the city of Sao Paulo published an annual assessment of human rights in the various parts of the city, which was a major innovation in human rights reporting. The assessments were continued for four years when the city was administered by a mayor from the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (SPDB), but were discontinued in succeeding years under the administration of a mayor from the Social Democratic Party (SPD).
To access the data from 2004 to 2008 (in Portuguese), click here, and for a brief synopsis in English, click here.
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