Yes, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is sixty years old today. Sadly, Human Rights remains firmly on the agenda thanks to some of the worst offenders against human rights:
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Cameroon
China
Cuba
Djibouti
Jordan
Malaysia
Mexico
Nigeria
Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia
Sorry, sorry, I was at the wrong website. I was reading Human Rights Watch when I should have been reading the United Nations Human Rights Council website. These countries aren’t criminal abusers of human rights, they include the 2009 guardians of universal human rights! Phew! For a moment I was scared. Don’t worry.
We’re in safe hands.
Gene adds: Haaretz reports that UN General Assembly President Miguel D’Escoto– who last month accused Israel of apartheid and called for “a campaign of boycott, divestment and sanctions” against it– “tried to prevent Israel’s ambassador, Professor Gabriela Shalev, from speaking at a special commemorative plenary session marking 60 years since the UN adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.”
(Hat tip: PetraMB.)
