Today, 10 December 2008, marks the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Back in 1948, on the same day, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the declaration which has since become one of the most important documents of the civilised world. The Commission of Human Rights, a standing body of the United Nations, was composed for the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The commission was broadly represented by the delegates of the global community under the Chairmanship of Eleanor Roosevelt.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaims that the inherent dignity and equality of human beings is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace and forms the basis for the peaceful coexistence of different people in this world. The declaration also aims at promoting equality and social justice for all men and women irrespective of their caste, creed, race, nationality, colour, language, religion, national origin, social status, political opinion and birth or other status. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights also aspires to end slavery and other similar inhuman practices as well as cruel and degrading treatment or punishment.
There are 30 articles in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the basic principles of those articles are dignity, liberty, equality and universal brotherhood. The articles set forth the various principles of human rights in the realm of individual rights, rights of individuals in the political and civil society, public and spiritual rights as well as social, cultural and economic rights. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is not a legally binding treaty on the member countries of the United Nations but the declaration had a major influence on the constitutions of almost all countries since 1948. It is also the foundation for a number of universal treaties and has a very important influence on the laws of various international organisations.
Though the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in the year 1948 and 60 years had passed since then, human rights violations are still going on in various parts of this world. Organisations like the United Nations, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch are constantly trying to pressurise governments of various countries for the strict adherence to the principles proclaimed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. But there are a lot of rogue states in the world that are continuously violating the basic tenets of the declaration. Such states should be diplomatically convinced by the international community to follow the principles of human rights as envisaged by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
It is not only the responsibility of nations or international organisations, but that of all human beings to understand, disseminate as well as follow the basic principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. As the declaration itself advocate, adoption of the various articles of this declaration is paramount to the achievement of international peace and universal brotherhood. So let us make a promise that we will follow those principles all our lives as well as voice our disapproval with courage whenever the basic tenets of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are violated by individuals, organisations or nations.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaims that the inherent dignity and equality of human beings is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace and forms the basis for the peaceful coexistence of different people in this world. The declaration also aims at promoting equality and social justice for all men and women irrespective of their caste, creed, race, nationality, colour, language, religion, national origin, social status, political opinion and birth or other status. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights also aspires to end slavery and other similar inhuman practices as well as cruel and degrading treatment or punishment.
There are 30 articles in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the basic principles of those articles are dignity, liberty, equality and universal brotherhood. The articles set forth the various principles of human rights in the realm of individual rights, rights of individuals in the political and civil society, public and spiritual rights as well as social, cultural and economic rights. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is not a legally binding treaty on the member countries of the United Nations but the declaration had a major influence on the constitutions of almost all countries since 1948. It is also the foundation for a number of universal treaties and has a very important influence on the laws of various international organisations.
Though the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in the year 1948 and 60 years had passed since then, human rights violations are still going on in various parts of this world. Organisations like the United Nations, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch are constantly trying to pressurise governments of various countries for the strict adherence to the principles proclaimed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. But there are a lot of rogue states in the world that are continuously violating the basic tenets of the declaration. Such states should be diplomatically convinced by the international community to follow the principles of human rights as envisaged by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
It is not only the responsibility of nations or international organisations, but that of all human beings to understand, disseminate as well as follow the basic principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. As the declaration itself advocate, adoption of the various articles of this declaration is paramount to the achievement of international peace and universal brotherhood. So let us make a promise that we will follow those principles all our lives as well as voice our disapproval with courage whenever the basic tenets of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are violated by individuals, organisations or nations.
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