Universal Declaration of Human Rights

U.N. Birthday Rocks for Its Peacemakers

Jim Luce | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York

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Jim Luce

Flashbulbs popping non-stop, H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations in New York, entered the U.N. General Assembly Hall in New ...

Let's Be Clear: "No Torture" Is a Commitment We Must Make

Jack Healey | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics


Jack Healey

If you feel torture should be allowed to protect our national interests and therefore we are exempt as a nation, at least do this one thing: read or meet a story of a survivor of torture.

Cuba and U.S. Start to Dismantle Their Mutual Insults

Yoani Sanchez | Posted 08.30.2009 | World


Yoani Sanchez

If they have already disconnected the digital ticker with its messages, then it's time, also, to lower the flags intended to hide it.

Health Care: France & the U.S., Social Security and the Single-Payer Model

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics


Vivian Norris de Montaigu

France enjoys the benefit of a National Health Program or 'assurance maladie.' Typically, social protection and health care work in combination and that is a concept widely accepted in Europe.

The Hippocratic Oath And Health Care Reform

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics


Raymond J. Learsy

This letter speaks eloquently to an issue critical to the administration and the conduct of our society.

Celebrities Hit Auction Block for Human Rights

Jeffrey Buchanan | Posted 06.05.2009 | Entertainment


Jeffrey Buchanan

The online auction will raise funds supporting the RFK Center's vital work around the globe.

Why We Approach the Durban II 'Anti-Racism' Conference with Trepidation

Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 05.08.2009 | World


Rabbi Abraham Cooper

Despite cosmetic changes to the Durban conference, there is every reason to believe we are in for yet another hate fest. Let's hope that this farce will not generate new tragedies.

The Right To Freedom Of Movement In The Holy Land Must Be Restored

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 04.24.2009 | World


Daoud Kuttab

Israel's willingness to abort the Shalit deal by insisting that some Hamas prisoners must be deported reveals a long-term problem, namely Israel's intention to hold on to the West Bank indefinitely.

What Ms. Roosevelt Might Have Said About Gay Rights

Pia Sawhney | Posted 04.01.2009 | Politics


Pia Sawhney

If Ms. Roosevelt was around today... would she have used the 60th anniversary of the UDHR the way gay activists have; and would she have endorsed a national boycott in solidarity with them?

Republic Workers and the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 01.10.2009 | Business


Sarah van Gelder

The factory sit-in could launch an economic human rights movement that takes off where Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. left off when he was assassinated supporting striking sanitation workers.

Today Is Human Rights Day

Michael DeJong | Posted 01.10.2009 | Living


Michael DeJong

Living consciously and mindfully of the potential for cradle-to-cradle living and sustainability is empowering enough to make tiny but impactful different choices in our purchases.

Peaceful Revolution: On Human Rights Day, Dare to Lead

John Kirk Boyd | Posted 01.10.2009 | Living


John Kirk Boyd

The 2048 Project provides a process by which individuals, organizations and governments developing the "rule of law" can focus together and draft an optimal international framework.

Women's Human Rights and the Hope of Hillary Clinton

Nancy Northup | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics


Nancy Northup

Hillary understands that the mere recognition of rights is not enough: they must improve the lives and health of women.

Belinda Salas: Cuban Activist Beaten By Police

Christian Science Monitor | Sara Miller Llana | Posted 01.10.2009 | World


Mexico City - On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Wednesday -- a day when Cuban dissidents traditionally g...

Celebrate Human Rights Day by Honoring the Human Rights of Domestic Workers

Priscilla Gonzalez and Rebecca Smith | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics


Priscilla Gonzalez and Rebecca Smith

Many domestic workers have no legal right to overtime pay or a day off. Should they fall ill, suffer injury, or become unemployed, the vast majority do not qualify for benefits.

Past Time for Change: Securing Women's Health and Rights

Adrienne Germain | Posted 01.09.2009 | Living


Adrienne Germain

Based on decades of international work, we know that there will be no global peace or security until we secure every woman's right to a just and healthy life.

Speak Up for Human Rights: The Price of Silence is Much Too High

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 01.08.2009 | Entertainment


Marcia G. Yerman

2008-12-09-marcia_silence.jpg In an effort to rally attention to the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Amnesty International is releasing the international song and video, The Price of Silence.

Happy Birthday, Declaration of Human Rights

Jack Healey | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics


Jack Healey

2008-12-08-ferrell_dechuman.jpgThis is a video of artists, activists and children reading the Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- send it to everyone you know.