60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Posted by Beth Mastin  December 10, 2008

New Routes to Community Health embraces the values articulated in this United Nations Document, ratified 60 years ago today.

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."

Tags: human rights, United Nations
Topics: Bill of Rights, Founding American Values