UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS 60TH ANNIVERSARY DEC 10, 2008

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted by the UN General Assembly on December 10, 1948. It was the first time the fundamental freedoms and rights of all persons were set forth in detail by the international community. When World War II ended, despite wide variations in ideological, cultural and political contexts, the 58 Member States of the UN laid out a common vision—a vision for a world where every person is entitled to equal justice, opportunity and dignity without discrimination. FOR MORE: http://ccrjustice.org/udhr-60th-anniversary%3A-celebrating-human-rights-standards-have-been-set-and-fighting-accountability