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The United Nations General Assembly approved the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Dec. 10, 1948, without a single dissenting vote (although Saudi…

At Westminster the other day the UK Secretary of State for Defence (Grant Shapps) made a statement on military deployments to the Middle East which included questions and answers about the situation in Gaza. It was an opportunity for Shapps with help of pro-Zionist MPs to distort the facts to ‘justify’ Israel’s appalling crimes. The

While thinking about our Kump Education Center celebration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) planned for this Sunday at 3 p.m., I realized tha

Human rights are enhanced, not weakened, by dialogue and mutual learning that takes history and cultural specificity in to account

"We will not tolerate criminals and repressive regimes trampling on the fundamental rights and freedoms of ordinary people around the world."

Human Rights Day, on December 10, commemorates the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. From theme to history, all details inside.

Since when are human rights negotiable? The Universal Declaration of Human Rights enshrines the principle that “everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.” US law holds that “Any alien who is physically present in the United States or who arrives in the United States (whether or not at a designated port of arrival…)…may apply for asylum…”

On this 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the U.S. should prioritize the U.N. campaign to make human rights the cornerstone of global politics.

On December 10, 1948, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the hope of creating a better world after the horrors of World War II. Coming three years after the Allied victory over the Nazis, it was the first time that countries had agreed to protect fundamental

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