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November 12, 2011

What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

Posted 9:42pm

The Declaration was one of the first major achievements of the United Nations. Its adoption marked the first time in history that a document considered to have universal value was adopted by an international organization. It was also the first time that human rights and fundamental freedoms were set forth in such detail. There was… Read more »

December 10, 2010

Speak up Stop Discrimination – Human Rights Day 2010

Posted 1:18am

December 10 is Human Rights Day. From the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Mission Yearbook for Prayer & Study comes this prayer from Eleanor Roosevelt, chair of the committee that drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Our Father, who has set…

Emrace diversity, End discrimination,

Posted 5:29am

December 10 is designated as Human Rights Day – a day to mark the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. The Presbyterian United Nations Office and the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program offer a variety of materials to…

How Can I Work for Human Rights?

Posted 11:39pm

December 10 marks the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Conventions implementing the Declaration have been written, ratified, and entered into force, yet human rights violations remain still widespread. How can the average person…

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