Today is 60th anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Courtesy Amercian Medical Students’ Association:

Dec 10,2008 is the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of HumanRights (UDHR). The United Nations General Assembly adopted the declaration onDec. 10, 1948, and it stands as a foundational document for international humanrights. You can read the entire text here: http://un.org/Overview/rights.html

This document has served toprosecute rights-violating national leaders, defend the welfare of detaineesand prisoners, and fight for equality in marginalized groups like children andthe disabled since 1948.  It continues to stand today as a powerfuldocument in the hands of human rights fighters everywhere.

What canyou do to celebrate?  Sign the Individual Pledge and joinhundreds of thousands across the world in their own declaration of commitmentto the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as part of the Every Human HasRights Campaign.  Also check out their website for videos, articles byhuman rights journalists, and global events schedules: http://www.everyhumanhasrights.org/individuals

Learn, teach, and act on a humanrights issue by country or topic: http://www.amnesty.org/en/human-rights

Find a flood of resources from theUN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights website: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Pages/60UDHRIntroduction.aspx