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| Universal Declaration of Human Rights
On December 10, 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the full text of which appears in the following pages. Following this historic act the Assembly called upon all Member countries to publicize the text of the Declaration and "to cause it to be disseminated, displayed, read and expounded principally in schools and other educational institutions, without distinction based on the political status of countries or territories." | THOUGHTS ON DEMOCRACY, exhibition at the Wofsonian Museum
JULY 5, 2008-DECEMBER 7, 2008
The Thoughts on Democracy exhibition is comprised of posters created by 60 leading contemporary artists and designers, invited by The Wolfsonian to create a new graphic design inspired by American illustrator Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” posters of 1943, which were recently gifted to the museum by Leonard A. Lauder. Some of the participating artists involved in the project are Neville Brody, Seymour Chwast, Wim Crouwel, Elliott Earls, Richard Tuttle, Lawrence Weiner, Paula Scher, Francesco Vezzoli, Chip Kidd, and Italo Lupi, among others. Rockwell’s images, reproduced by the U.S. Office of War Information for mass dissemination, communicated FDR’s vision of “a world founded upon four essential human freedoms”—Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want, and Freedom from Fear. The exhibition will be on view and free to the public in the museum’s lobby.
For more information or to view all of the images on display, please visit the Thoughts on Democracy blog at http://thoughtsondemocracy.blogspot.com | | The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre is an independent, international, non-profit organisation, in a collaborative partnership with Amnesty International sections and leading academic institutions. Its online library covers over 3000 companies, over 160 countries, over 150 topics. The purpose of the organization is to promote greater awareness and informed discussion of important issues relating to business and human rights. | Politie Intimidatie.nl
Angst is een illusie die hedendaags nog steeds misbruikt wordt voor macht.
Deze site is ontstaan uit de enorm toegenomen bemoeizucht van politie en andere ordehandhavers in de openbare ruimtes van Amsterdam. Buiten onze eigen ervaringen met politieambtenaren kwamen we er achter dat onze frustraties over de handelswijze van politieambtenaren bij veel meer mensen leven. | The Canadian Museum for Human Rights will exist to equip the youth of Canada, in such a compelling way, they will become a powerful generation of human rights leaders. The Museum will promote the cause for human rights from coast to coast, educating Canadians on their responsibility to uphold the principles enshrined in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. | ARTICLE 19 is an international human rights organisation which defends and promotes freedom of expression and freedom of information all over the world.
We take our name from Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states:
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; the right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media regardless of frontiers.
ARTICLE 19 believes that freedom of expression and access to information is not a luxury but a fundamental human right. The full enjoyment of this right is the most potent force to pre-empt repression, conflict and war; it is central to achieving individual freedoms and developing democracy. | IRIN (Integrated Regional Information Networks) is part of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, but its services are editorially independent. Its reports do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations and its agencies, not its member states.
IRIN's principal role is to provide news and analysis about sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia for the humanitarian community.
The networks target decision-makers in relief agencies, host and donor governments, human-rights organisations, humanitarian advocacy groups, academic institutions and the media. At the same time, IRIN strives to ensure that affected communities can also access reliable information, so they can take informed decisions about their future. | China: Amnesty International's New Report Reveals the Human Cost of the China Economic Miracle - Amnesty International's New Report Reveals the Human Cost of the China Economic "Miracle"
- The millions of migrant laborers who are fueling China's economic growth are treated as an urban underclass, according to China Internal Migrants: Discrimination and Abuse - The Human Cost of an Economic "Miracle", a new report by Amnesty International. Despite recent reforms, these migrants are shut out of the health care system and state education, live in appalling, overcrowded conditions and are routinely exposed to some of the most exploitative working conditions. | Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. We stand with victims and activists to prevent discrimination, to uphold political freedom, to protect people from inhumane conduct in wartime, and to bring offenders to justice. | Liberty is also known as the National Council for Civil Liberties. Founded in 1934, we are a cross party, non-party membership organisation at the heart of the movement for fundamental rights and freedoms in England and Wales. We promote the values of individual human dignity, equal treatment and fairness as the foundations of a democratic society.
Liberty seeks to protect civil liberties and promote human rights for everyone.
Liberty campaigns to protect basic rights and freedoms through the courts, in Parliament and in the wider community. We do this through a combination of public campaigning, test case litigation, parliamentary lobbying, policy analysis and the provision of free advice and information. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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