2008 is the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights 60th anniversary. It's
time for a global conversation about
human rights and the values that unite
us as one human family

It can also be a time when each of us
chooses to take human rights into our
daily lives, individually and collectively.

Take action as an individual. Join the growing global people network.

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I choose to sign this declaration because:

I wish to take responsibility for upholding the goals of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in my daily life and in my community. I will do my best to speak out to protect the freedom and rights of others in my community.

I affirm the following principle: “Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.”

I believe Every Human Has Rights.

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Stories about taking action toward the goals of the Universal Declaration

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    Stephen Bradberry
    Living Wage Advocate and Director of New Orleans ACORN - standing up for human rights
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    Nat Botchway
    Standing up for the Rights of the Aged in Ghana - standing up for human rights
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    Miland Renade
    Bringing Marginalized in India into the Labor Rights Mainstream - standing up for human rights
Learn about the extraordinary work of ordinary people
around the world, upholding the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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Learn more about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Throughout 2008, campaign partners led on a number of human rights themes that fit their work - helping us learn more about the Universal Declaration and giving us opportunities to take action.

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“Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home -- so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any map of the world. Yet they are the world of the individual person: the neighborhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the factory, farm or office where he works.”

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-Eleanor Roosevelt

What’s happened in the campaign


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60th Anniversary Celebration and Media Awards Highlights

17/02/09
Highlights from the Every Human Has Rights Campaign Celebration and Media Awards event. Among the speakers, campaign partner organizations renewed their commitments to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and journalists...

What does the world think about human rights?

18/12/08
A WorldPublicOpinion.org study of 25 nations from around the world has found a remarkable degree of consensus in support of the principles enunciated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Human rights children's book from National Geographic

14/12/08
National Geographic has joined the Every Human Has Rights campaign by released a new childrens book to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The book, titled Every Human Has Rights, uses images and accessible text to help children learn their human rights.
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Millions of people have participated in the EHHR movement as individuals and through organizations

How many have made a personal pledge:

51,859

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