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March 22: The International Day of Water PDF Print E-mail
Written by Line Løvåsen   
Saturday, 21 March 2009 06:30

Reminds me of what experts label the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century

“Thousands have lived without love-no one without water”, W.H.Auden

With these words starts the film “Flow-for love of water” from 2008 by Irena Salina. The background for the film is the fact that today one billion people are without access to clean water. This leads to diseases and death for millions of people, but also conflicts and war. The issue of water is now at the very core of peace work. The amount of water is limited, and this raises demands to humanity that we distribute what we have more evenly.

Last Updated on Friday, 08 May 2009 15:17
 
El Origen de la Declaración Universal de Derechos Humanos PDF Print E-mail
Written by Dr Tomas Eric Nordlander   
Tuesday, 09 December 2008 00:00

Hasta la segunda guerra mundial, muchos países habían proclamado declaraciones sobre derechos humanos (por ejemplo la Carta de Derechos, Declaración de los Derechos del Hombre y del Ciudadano, etc) pero ninguno de estos documentos tenía un carácter universal. Reflexiones sobre las atrocidades de la segunda guerra mundial resaltaron la necesidad de una Declaración Universal.

Así que, dos años después de la creación de las Naciones Unidas, (ONU) el secretario general Trygve Lie, requirió un proyecto de Declaración al Consejo Económico y Social, el cual delegó la responsabilidad en la Comisión de Derechos Humanos.

A John Peters Humphrey, director de la División de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas, le fue dada la responsabilidad de producir el primer borrador. Mientras él hacía la lectura de fondo, y sugería artículos para ser incluidos, René Cassin (un francés experto en derecho constitucional) contribuyó en la elaboración del preámbulo y en la estructuración del proyecto de borrador de acuerdo a la práctica del derecho civil. Charles Malik, y P. C. Chang trabajaron juntos para asegurar la aceptación del documento en todas las religiones y culturas del mundo. Otros importantes colaboradores están Jacques Maritain y Eleanor Roosevelt.

 

Last Updated on Tuesday, 08 June 2010 06:44
 
The Origin of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights PDF Print E-mail
Written by Dr. Tomas Eric Nordlander   
Tuesday, 09 December 2008 00:00

Up until the Second World War several countries had proclaimed declarations concerning human rights (e.g. Bill of Rights, Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, etc.) but no universal one existed. The reflections of the Second World War atrocities highlighted the need for a universal declaration. Consequently, two years after the creation of United Nation (UN) the UN's Secretary-General Trygve Lie requested a declaration draft from UN's Economic and Social Council’s, who delegated the task to the Commission on Human Rights.

 

Last Updated on Tuesday, 08 June 2010 06:48
 
Alternatives to Military Interventions PDF Print E-mail
Written by Line Løvåsen   
Tuesday, 09 December 2008 07:40

December 10th is International Human Rights Day. This year of 2008 it is the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)—the most important Human Rights document. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was proclaimed and adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1948. It was the UDHR that first recognized—what nowadays has become universal values—human rights are inherent to all and the concern of the whole of the international community.

 

The UDHR—which confirms the acceptance of 30 rights—states that everyone are born free and alike, and of the same value. The rights also include freedom from want as well as freedom from fear. Development work and fighting poverty is in a high degree about realizing fundamental Human Rights. Peace and democracy are fundamental prerequisites for sustainable development. Given the central axiom that the avoidance of violence is a human need, a prerequisite for all living things to flourish, I will now state that finding alternatives to war is the core of realizing Human Rights.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 March 2009 13:14
 
Human Rights Defence Promotional Video Released PDF Print E-mail
Written by Benjamin Jakobus   
Saturday, 27 September 2008 10:02

Human Rights Defence is proud to announce the release of its first promotional video. The video and music is produced by the multi-talented Jan-Willem Breure at JW-production. The video is part of our promotional campaign directed at increasing Human Rights awareness.

Last Updated on Friday, 13 March 2009 07:58
 
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