The gap between the rich and the poor is too deep and the selective policy of the richest is worsening the position of the poorest. Inequality is thus the biggest threat to human rights, said Slovenia's Ombudsman Matjaz Hanzek at Monday's celebration of the Human Rights Day on 10 December. The celebration, which was organised by Slovenia's UN Association, was joined by Justice Minister Ivo Bizjak and President of the Constitutional Court Dragica Wedam - Lukic.
As few as 255 of the richest people on Earth turn over a US$ 1,000bn of profit per year, which is half of the entire world's annual profits, Hanzek pointed out. The policy of the rich is mistaken as they wish to preserve their position at the top, their prestige, and their rights, he added.

The same goes for the richest states which take the educated people away from the poor countries and thus deprive them of the possibility to improve their situation. Inequality destroys the social, economic, and political security, Hanzek underlined.

Apart from terrorism, which some government elites try to present as the biggest problem, there are some other, graver problems, said Hanzek. Those are famine and poverty, which, however, do not endanger those who make decisions in the world, he explained.

Hanzek also criticised the efforts of those who believe that Slovenia must join NATO and their labelling as "hooligans" of those who demonstrate against it. Such labelling is not democratic, Hanzek thought.

World Human Rights Day has been celebrated ever since 1948, when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted on 10 December in Paris.