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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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This theme for 2008, Dignity and justice for all of us, reinforces the vision of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) as a commitment to universal dignity and justice. It is not a luxury or a wish-list. The UDHR and its core values, inherent human dignity, non-discrimination, equality, fairness and universality, apply to everyone, everywhere and always. The Declaration is universal, enduring and vibrant, and it concerns us all.

Since its adoption in 1948, the Declaration has been and continues to be a source of inspiration for national and international efforts to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms.

It is difficult to imagine today just what a fundamental shift the Universal Declaration of Human Rights represented when it was adopted sixty years ago. In a post-war world scarred by the Holocaust, divided by colonialism and wracked by inequality, a charter setting out the first global and solemn commitment to the inherent dignity and equality of all human beings, regardless of colour, creed or origin, was a bold and daring undertaking.

High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour

http://www.un.org/events/humanrights/udhr60/declaration.shtml

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  • Today is my ...

    Today is my birthday, well okay today is a day that I share with people globaly as a birthday.Bottom line, we must individually govern ourselves, and the people that courageously author proclamations such as this, are simply pioneers building a path for us as a race, dare I say a sensient species, to govern ourselves with. Happy Birthday Global Human Rights Day!

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  • And who can change ...

    And who can change that daily dose of reality?
    Like reality of a footbal player on the field and the audience :)

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  • They need to use ...

    They need to use the word one or one's instead of him! And what of environmental responsibility? And protection from abuse and R**e ? Appreciate the effort. wish it was more sincere.

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  • Here's your daily ...

    Here's your daily dose of reality:
    1. Life isn't fair. If you expect it to be you'll always be disappointed.
    2. Not everyone is created equal. Whether you start life at the bottom or middle of the socio-economic ladder, you life's worth is determined not by how far you climbed up, but whether you held your virtues intact along the way.
    3. "Justice", ultimately, depends on some person or organization using force to see it carried out. This concentration of power ALWAYS leads to corruption.

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  • Everyone has a ...

    Everyone has a right to property?

    So is this an admission of the economical and moral inferiority of socialism to capitalism?

    Or do they spin this in a "everyone has a right to everyone else's property?"

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