“We are human only through the humanity of other human beings.” – Nelson Mandela

“We live in a world where men and women and children are being brutalized in certain countries with their leaders standing by and not doing enough to help.” – Kofi Annan, Former U.N. Secretary-General

“We have a very divided world, a very fearful world, a world very conflicted and so, so unfair.” – Mary Robinson, Former UN High Commissoner For Human Rights, Former President of Ireland

2008 is the 60th year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

The preamble to the 30 articles which define basic human rights states:

All human beings are born with equal and inalienable rights and fundamental freedoms. In the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations has stated in clear and simple terms the rights which belong equally to every person. All United Nation countries have committed themselves to these principles. These rights belong to you. They are your rights. Familiarize yourself with them. Help to promote and defend them for yourself as well as for your fellow human beings.

The 30 declarations are: [Read more →]