Universal Declaration

The Universal Declaration is the right place to start.

Recommitting to Eleanor Roosevelt's Challenge to the World 2008

Enshrined in the Universal Declaration is the dignity of humankind and the responsibility of states to protect that dignity.

NOT PERMITTED TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY AND THE SPEECH FOR THE UDHR 2008

Although some diplomats had hoped for a binding human rights treaty that countries joining the UN would have to adopt, the Universal Declaration was a set of recommended standards rather than a binding treaty.

Human Rights Nickel, James 2006

The Universal Declaration is the cornerstone of the international human rights system; the foundation on which the two International

HUMAN RIGHTS DAY CELEBRATED 1997

They will not be similar to the Universal Declaration, which is secular.

Jihad Watch Robert 2010

They will not be similar to the Universal Declaration, which is secular.

Jihad Watch Robert 2010

They will not be similar to the Universal Declaration, which is secular.

Jihad Monitor 2010

Enshrined in the Universal Declaration is the dignity of humankind and the responsibility of states to protect that dignity.

Dissident Voice Cynthia McKinney 2008

The ongoing 60th anniversary celebrations for the Universal Declaration makes observance of this day especially timely, because in periods of widespread war and poverty, and environmental ruin on a global scale, humanity longs for peace, prosperity and environmental protection.

John Kirk Boyd: Peaceful Revolution: On Human Rights Day, Dare to Lead 2009

If we want to genuinely realize the human rights in the Universal Declaration by 2048, we need to make the rights in the Declaration enforceable in courts of law.

John Kirk Boyd: Peaceful Revolution: On Human Rights Day, Dare to Lead 2009