UNITED NATIONS -- On the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Dec. 10, petitions for and against declaring abortion as a "universal right" were presented to U.N. members. Pro-Choice presents 651 names, Pro-Life 367,000. Sweet.

Today marks the 60th anniversary of the passage of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This historic document was well ahead of its time. As noted by High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour : It is difficult to imagine today just what a fundamental shift the Universal ...

It's one of the saddest ironies of history that Cuba, one of the countries that was instrumental in developing the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, is one of the few countries where you can be imprisoned for carrying...

Today marks the 60th anniversary of the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights. At the time this foundational document was adopted by the General Assembly in 1948, the political climate was a bipolar, strong-state era of post-war rebuilding and diplomacy. The Declaration was ...

This week marks the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and a real opportunity for all of us to reflect on Eleanor Roosevelt's legacy and the future of human rights in an international context (Roosevelt took the lead on getting the declaration written and ratified). ...

Today marks the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and progressives are calling on the next administration to renew the nation’s commitment to human rights at home and abroad. Kevin Hsu, in a blog post for The Opportunity Agenda, noted that America  ...

Today is the anniversary of the passage of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights : Sixty years on, we pay tribute to the extraordinary vision of the Declaration's original drafters and to the many human rights defenders around the world who have struggled to make their vision a ...

I was sent this with short notice so I'll post the accompanying PDF file sent to Val by Ernesto Hernandez Busto. The file relates the accomplishments of Guy Perez Cisneros, Cuban Ambassador to the United Nations and co-Chair of the...

December 10th, Human Rights Day, celebrates the unanimous passage in the United Nations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, 1948. The ongoing 60th anniversary celebrations for the Universal Declaration makes observance of this day especially timely, because in periods ...

On December 10, 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the first global definition of human rights and the standard on the appropriate treatment of individuals, groups, and societies. The document was written to promote the ...

Today marks the 60th anniversary of Human Rights Day. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) has been described as a living document and as relevant as when it was...

Today marks the 60th anniversary of the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights. As its title implies, it is a declaration with thirty articles that detail the basic rights and freedoms all humans in the world are entitled to regardless...

Sixty years ago today, the newly founded and then still-viable United Nations, produced a document that attempted to right the wrongs of a world fresh off the greatest war in history. That document, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, remains...

Source: [b]GMANews.TV[/b] BY JOHANNA CAMILLE SISANTE 12/10/2008 | 03:38 PM MANILA, Philippines - To mark the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), lawmakers on Wednesday pushed for the immediate passage of a bill that seeks ...

Source: [b]UPI[/b] SYDNEY, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- The Australian attorney general has invited U.N. inspectors to vet proposed torture legislation. In a speech at the University of Sydney, Robert McClelland said the law should comply with the Universal Declaration on Human Rights. McClelland ...

As the U.N. on Wednesday marks the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, pro-lifers are pressing U.N. member states to interpret article three of the landmark declaration – which upholds "the right to life" – as protecting unborn babies from abortion.

Laura Bush will address the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on December 10th, the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. At the time, some individuals in the Bush administration might face prosecution for a series of events that resulted in serious human ...

On its sixtieth anniversary, the Universal Declaration on Human Rights is still a distant dream for most of the world's girls and women. One in every three women in the world experiences violence in her lifetime just because she is a woman. In Africa, three million girls are at risk of female ...

Today marks the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Considered the Magna Carta of human rights law, the UDHR has a lot to say about dignified work as a core human rights principle. It affirms that all human beings have the right to "just and favorable remuneration," ...

In Paris, sixty years ago today, the U.N. General Assembly passed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Access to food is the right of "everyone," says its Article 25. Yet, a new World Public Opinion poll reports that one in four Americans still rejects its premise -- that it is ...