One in three Spaniards believes that human rights are not respected in Spain

Almost one in three Spaniards considers that human rights are not respected in Spain, according to a survey by the Center for Sociological Research (CIS) released this Monday on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights, which also indicates that more Half of the Spaniards consider that not all citizens of Spain enjoy the same basic human rights.

Thomas Osborne
Thomas Osborne
14 February 2023 Tuesday 03:47
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One in three Spaniards believes that human rights are not respected in Spain

Almost one in three Spaniards considers that human rights are not respected in Spain, according to a survey by the Center for Sociological Research (CIS) released this Monday on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights, which also indicates that more Half of the Spaniards consider that not all citizens of Spain enjoy the same basic human rights.

Although there is a certain consensus that human rights are respected in Spain -67.7% of those surveyed by the CIS agree very or fairly with this- the percentage of those who show little or no I agree with this statement that reaches 31.8%, practically one in three.

Along these lines, 55.8% of citizens agree little or not at all with the idea that all citizens of Spain enjoy the same basic human rights, while 43% agree very or quite this statement.

In what there is an almost unanimous agreement among Spaniards (94%) is that human rights are important to guarantee a more just society in the country and that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights should be updated to incorporate new social rights (89.1%). In addition, the survey reveals that 65% of citizens agree that human rights influence their daily lives, although 92% of those who have participated believe that citizens do not know the Universal Declaration of Human Rights well.

For the majority of those surveyed, all human rights are equally important (68.5%), while for 30% some rights are more important than others. And when asked about possible human rights to add in an eventual update of the Declaration, a significant majority (73.9%) support environmental rights, for example, the right to drinking water and other supplies and the right to free healthcare ( 72.6%).

The CIS work also asks about the places or circumstances in which more discrimination is suffered and access to renting a home stands out above the rest with 80.2% of affirmative answers. Work (78.1%) and school and institute (72.6%) are also places where discrimination occurs, according to the survey.