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Humanitarian approach
The right to a dignified life takes precedence over politics and principles. JAN SEVA SAMITI insists on the right of the individual to receive humanitarian aid and on our right and duty to provide such aid, whenever possible, regardless of political circumstance. This means that our advocacy will sometimes be subordinate to our duty to help save lives, and that we will always provide assistance, regardless of whether such an effort could be interpreted politically. Moreover, in all of our interactions we insist on the dignity and autonomous right of the individual to use their abilities in shaping their lives as they see fit.
Respect
Our belief in the equal rights of all human beings. JAN SEVA SAMITI takes a rights-based approach to its work. We work to ensure that all displaced persons can enjoy the rights, protections, and opportunities guaranteed to them in applicable conventions and laws, and seek to combat discrimination in all forms. In Denmark and elsewhere, we work to ensure that authorities and the international community fully adhere to their responsibilities towards people in distress, and we assist until these authorities are able to manage their responsibilities independently.