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Monday, December 10, 2007

Human Rights Day – a message from the UN Secretary-General

by Barney on 10 December 2007

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Human Rights Day 2007 sees the launch of a year-long campaign to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10 December 2008. Louise Arbour, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has written:
This campaign will engage the whole UN system in promoting the Declaration’s ideals and principles of [...]

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What I did on Human Rights Day

by Barney on 10 December 2007

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All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. (Article 1, Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
No doubt you clocked that today, 10 December, has been Human Rights Day. Were you able to [...]

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