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UNICEF: Sixtieth Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights PSA
By: Every Human Has Rights
Posted: Nov 20 08
Witnessed: 1939 times
Regions: South Africa
Issues: Child soldiers, Juvenile justice
Tags: desmond tutu, Every Human Has Rights, unicef
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 20 November 2008 – Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu – one of the world's foremost and best known defenders of human rights – has spoken out about the importance of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of its adoption.
To reinvigorate awareness about the Declaration, Archbishop Tutu has recorded a public service announcement to support the ‘Every Human Has Rights’ campaign, a partnership initiative which aims to encourage global conversation about human rights and the values that unite us all. The Declaration, drafted in 1948 – just two years after the founding of the UN itself – was the world's first expression of the inalienable rights shared by all, regardless of colour or creed, gender or age. It established a common set of standards for human achievement for all people: freedom, equality, solidarity, tolerance, respect and shared responsibility.
Today, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, the Declaration is the most translated document in the word, available in some 300 languages.
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