Promoting rights imperative - Mattarella

(ANSA) - Rome, December 10 - Italian President Sergio Mattarella said Monday that working to ensure human rights are respected is a moral duty in a message for the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The head of State said that Italy would continue to work on the human-rights front "above all in its role as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council, as of January 2019. "We take on a great responsibility with this mandate," he added.
    "The promotion of human rights is not just an ethical and moral imperative, it is also a necessary instrument to prevent conflicts, to build stable, inclusive societies and, therefore, to promote peace, security and development".