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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
October 17th, 2016
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After the end of World War II, some very powerful (and quite sensible too) leaders came together to come up with ways to prevent wars and build a united world or at least a mechanism to prevent such wreck as the World War II. One of the very first fruit of that is the UN Charter of 1945 which brought about the United Nation (UN) coming to being. That was not the end however, in aligning with the set out objectives of the United Nations; the Human Rights Commission was borne in 1946. The hallmark of the Human Rights Commission (replaced by the United Nations Human Right Council in 2006) is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights document that was adopted in 1948. One of the principal driving forces behind the declaration was Eleanor Roosevelt (The widow of Franklin Roosevelt – former President of the United States). With a passion for human right activism, and her role as the United State delegate to the UN, meant she had a platform to express her passion and inspiration. Along with 8 other champions from different parts of the world, among them Dr. Charles Malek of Lebanon, the document became a draft which she tagged Magna Carta (The Great Charter) of the world. It should be noted that the Universal Declaration is not a directly legally binding document as a treaty would. That said, it is a strong expression of the fundamental principles that underpins the existence of all humanity. Although not legally binding, most human rights law across the globe gets developed from the Universal Declaration. Additionally, a range of international agreements have become legally binding only because they ratified such agreements. Such international agreements include: the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). Some of the highlights of the Universal Declaration of 1948 include: “We are all Born Free and Equal”, “The Right to Life”, “The Right to Trial”, “No Torture”, ‘We’re always Innocent till Proven Guilty”, “The Right to Privacy”, “Right to a Nationality” and 23 other summary points according to the 30 articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. If you didn’t know what you’re inherently entitled to as a human, now you know. Can you Search for the pins in today's challenge? Image courtesy of: https://www.majzooban.org/en/index.php/articles/3787-the-universal-declaration-of-human-rights |
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