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La convivencia en paz en una sociedad radica en que los derechos de las personas sean no sólo reconocidos, sino el fundamento de esa convivencia en paz.
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The statement says that living peacefully together requires more than formally acknowledging people’s rights. Those rights must guide how society is organized and how people treat one another. Peace is therefore presented as something built on respect for rights, not as a condition separate from them.
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- Instituto Nacional de Derechos Humanos de Chile
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- Official Statement
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