Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

1951 ◽  
Vol 45 (S2) ◽  
pp. 24-39 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Universal Declaration ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
Fundamental Freedoms ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
The United Nations

The Governments signatory hereto, being Members of the Council of Europe, Considering the Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 10th December, 1948.

Global Compilation of National Legislation Against Racial Discrimination

1992 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-161
Author(s):  
Robert W. Schaaf
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Racial Discrimination ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Universal Declaration ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
International Convention ◽  
National Legislation ◽  
Fundamental Freedoms ◽  
The United Nations

The united nations recently issued a compilation of national legislation against racial discrimination. The publication, which has a 1991 imprint, bears the title: Second Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination: Global Compilation of National Legislation against Racial Discrimination. This volume covers 205 pages and carries the symbol: HR/PUB/90/8.The Charter of the United Nations, which was signed in June 1945 at San Francisco, entrusts the UN with promoting and ensuring respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms “for all without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion.” The General Assembly, in one of its first resolutions, declared in 1946 “that it is in the higher interests of humanity to put an immediate end to religious and so-called racial persecution and discrimination.” The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the General Assembly December 10, 1948, is the most fundamental human rights instrument adopted by the United Nations. Since that time there have been numerous conventions and declarations aimed specifically at eliminating racial discrimination. These include the Declaration and International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, adopted November 20, 1963 and December 21, 1965, respectively, and the Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid, adopted November 30, 1973.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

1996 ◽  
pp. 69
Author(s):  
Editorial board Of the Journal
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Universal Declaration ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
The United Nations

GENERAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS Adopted and proclaimed in resolution 217 A (III) of the General Assembly of the United Nations of 10.12.1948

The Significance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: The record so far and future prospects

1966 ◽  
Vol 6 (63) ◽  
pp. 287-296
Author(s):  
Albert Verdoodt
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Universal Declaration ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Future Prospects ◽  
Social Council ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Condition Of Women

On the 10th December 1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which had been drawn up by a series of meetings of the Commission of Human Rights and the Commission on the Condition of Women as well as major discussions which took place during the first seven sessions of the Economic and Social Council. The General Assembly presented this Declaration “as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations to the end that every individual and every organ of society, keeping this Declaration constantly in mind, shall strive by teaching and education … and by progressive measures, national and international, to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance …”

The Missiological Significance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

2000 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugene Heideman
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Fiftieth Anniversary ◽  
Universal Declaration ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
The World ◽  
The United Nations

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations, 10 December 1948, is the international affirmation of faith in fundamental human rights. As the most widely officially adopted creed in the world, it is of great significance for persons engaged in cross-cultural and international missions. As we have recently recognized the fiftieth anniversary year of its adoption, missiologists must continue to struggle with issues it raises, such as the relation of Christian liberty to human rights, the relation of “rights” to “duties,” and the theological basis for a doctrine of human rights.

scholarly journals THE CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM FOR THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 55-62
Author(s):  
Tudor Tanasescu
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Fundamental Freedoms ◽  
International Regulations ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
Institutional System ◽  
The United Nations

Institutional system for the promotion and protection of human rights was established by the Charter of the United Nations and on its basis thereof is part of the category of monitoring mechanisms, promotion and protection of human rights to universal level. This, together with the mechanisms carried out on the basis of conventions O. N. U. relating to human rights, has an important role in the surveillance promotion and protection of human rights and, by default, in implementing the provisions as regards international regulations in this matter.To promote and encourage respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, the United Nations uses its subsidiary bodies, entities that have specific powers on the area referred to.

The United Nations and Decolonisation, 1960–70

1970 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 462-468
Author(s):  
Yassin El-Ayouty
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Universal Declaration ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
First Time

Between 1960 and 1970 decolonisation under the auspices of the U.N. has produced issues which were not foreseen by the drafters of the Charter in 1945. If decolonisation from 1945 to 1960 was governed by the general provisions of Chapters XI, XII, and XIII of the Charter relating to non-selfgoverning and trust territories, the last decade's efforts in the same area have been governed by principles enunciated in the Declaration on Independence adopted by the U.N. General Assembly in 1960 and by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948. The latter period also witnessed action by the United Nations, for the first time in its history, under Chapter VII of the Charter, which deals with enforcement measures.

A United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: The Decline and Fall of an Initiative

1973 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 40-64
Author(s):  
R. St. J. MacDonald
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
United Nations High Commissioner ◽  
Social Council ◽  
High Commissioner ◽  
Nations Programme ◽  
United Nations Programme ◽  
Fundamental Freedoms ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights

In 1967 the Yearbook published a comment by me on ECOSOC Resolution 1237 (XLII) of June 6, 1967. In that resolution the Economic and Social Council recommended to the General Assembly the creation of the Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The comment referred to concluded with the opinion that Resolution 1237 (XLII) provided an adequate basis on which the General Assembly might appropriately proceed to establish the Office; it expressed the view that this resolution would eventually be adopted and that the proposed High Commissioner would become an important personality in the United Nations programme for the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms.

Reporting to the Human Rights Committee: The Canadian Experience

2001 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
pp. 261-285
Author(s):  
Marie-France Major
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Political Rights ◽  
Canadian Experience ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
Civil And Political Rights ◽  
The United Nations

SummaryIn 1966, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Once it had acceded to the Covenant, Canada undertook the obligation to make regular reports to the Human Rights Committee (the independent body of experts established under the Covenant) in regard to its protection of human rights and its progress in implementing the new treaty. In the next few pages, the four reports submitted by Canada, as well as the comments issued by committee members in the course of analysis of these reports, are examined, so as to get a better sense of whether, and to what extent, Canada is fulfilling its Covenant commitments.

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