Universal announcement of Human proprietary

Looking ahead to the inauguration of a new president of the United States, I began mental about what sort of world we might want to create, and the initiatives we must undertake in order to see that vision become reality.

From my perspective it seemed logical that ensuring basic human ownership for every person on the planet needs to happen first. But the topic of human ownership is quite broad in its nature, and I wondered if everyone's definition of human ownership was the same. While the conference has gone on for thousands of years, my explore brought me to a fairly recent definition - one that was agreed to by world leaders after World War Ii and shortly after the birth of the United Nations.

South Kyrgyzstan

United Nations Sixty-Three Years Hence

Founded in 1945 with just 51 primary members, the United Nations has grown to contain 192 members and has involved itself in a long list of international situations while that time. Peacekeeping troops have operated in many countries, witnessing countless acts of violence and dealing with extremes of poverty, communal injustice and hunger. Though providing a certain work on in these arenas of conflict, the Un has met with mixed success in their charter to maintain peace.

Looking ahead to the inauguration of a new president of the United States, I began mental about what sort of world we might want to create, and the initiatives we must undertake in order to see that vision become reality.

From my perspective it seemed logical that ensuring basic human ownership for every person on the planet needs to happen first. But the topic of human ownership is quite broad in its nature, and I wondered if everyone's definition of human ownership was the same. While the conference has gone on for thousands of years, my explore brought me to a fairly recent definition - one that was agreed to by world leaders after World War Ii and shortly after the birth of the United Nations.

United Nations Sixty-Three Years Hence

Founded in 1945 with just 51 primary members, the United Nations has grown to contain 192 members and has involved itself in a long list of international situations while that time. Peacekeeping troops have operated in many countries, witnessing countless acts of violence and dealing with extremes of poverty, communal injustice and hunger. Though providing a certain work on in these arenas of conflict, the Un has met with mixed success in their charter to maintain peace.

Angola Bosnia and Herzegovina Cambodia Democratic Republic of Congo Croatia El Salvador Guatemala Haiti Iran Iraq Kuwait Lebanon Rwanda Somalia

Much has changed since 1945. Millions have died in countless conflicts, 80 nations once under colonial rule have gained their independence and joined the Un, while other countries have been birthed and borders redrawn. The demise of the Ussr greatly altered that region's landscape.

Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Estonia Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Moldova Russia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan

The Foundation of Human Rights

It's difficult to fathom the wars, conflicts, invasions, genocides, torture, abuse and neglect which have ravaged our global society after reading The Universal proclamation of Human Rights. Adopted by the United Nations when the club was just 3 years old, this important document set the stage for how governments and their citizens were 'supposed' to treat each other. Unfortunately the objectives contained within have repeatedly been ignored by world leaders of industrialized and developing nations alike. It would seem that those who are tasked with upholding the 30 articles simply pick and pick what they wish to consequent and under what circumstances.

While commentary can categorically be written on each of the articles, I've chosen a opt few to reflect upon in light of events that are ongoing or have occurred in the recent past. Those living in the Western world are, for the most part, shielded from the pain and suffering that exists for the millions whose ownership have been denied. The closest we get to experiencing their plight is watching a few minutes of television coverage. But the real photograph is not a pretty one, and despite the efforts of both government and non-government agencies, there doesn't appear to be any relief in sight.

Article #1 States: "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with intuit and conscience and should act towards one someone else in a spirit of brotherhood."

Any reveal of the violence which continues to be wagged in discrete parts of the world would note the fact that our capability to act 'in a spirit of brotherhood' has been seriously compromised. And all too often governments only give lip service to the crisis, contribution communal condemnations and a dose of back-room diplomacy. Current events in the Democratic Republic of Congo attest to that, with the death toll now approaching 6 million.

Article #3 States: "Everyone has the right to life, freedom and safety of person."

The most troubling aspect of war, even when the activity is commonly deemed to be justified, relates to the innocent habitancy who are the unwilling victims such conflict. We are often told 'that's the price of freedom', or the deaths are categorized as 'unintended consequences' or the more coarse 'collateral damage', as though creating a more sanitized label makes it any less tragic. Over 100,000 civilians have died in Iraq since the invasion began, and though it is difficult to accurately collate the supplementary connected deaths from disease, starvation and other causes, it is likely that an equal whole have died in this manner.

Article #5 States: "No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading medicine or punishment."

Simple in concept, yet we witnessed the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, and acts of torture and abuse within the walls of the Abu Ghraib prison in 2003 shocked the world. But most incidents of torture go unreported, as they are committed under a veil of secrecy. extraordinary Rendition is one such custom engaged in by the United States government while the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and it represents a flagrant violation of internationally agreed upon human rights.

Article #9 States: "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile."

Yet this is such a coarse question in many countries, from Russia to China to Pakistan. The most renowned example at present involves the Guantanamo Bay detention camp and the imprisonment of detainees without charges being filed. The location was chosen due to the fact that it is exterior of Us legal jurisdiction, and the prisoners were classified as 'enemy combatants' to deny them the ownership in case,granted to Pows under the Geneva convention. This legal no man's land has become a human ownership black hole.

Article #10 States: "Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and communal hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the measurement of his ownership and obligations and of any criminal charge against him."

Once again, the list of countries that violate this basic right is very long, and by its very nature, illegal imprisonment normally involves a denial of the right to a fair hearing. Saddam Hussein used the very same Abu Ghraib prison to house thousands of political prisoners. Denied entrance to an impartial tribunal, many were executed without so much as a permissible trail.

Article #19 States: "Everyone has the right to free time of plan and expression; this right includes free time to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and reveal data and ideas straight through any media and regardless of frontiers."

Suppression of free speech occurs in most of the developing world to one extent or another, but is also widely practiced in industrialized countries. China, Russia and Pakistan once again make that list, while Robert Mugabe's blatant campaign of violence and intimidation was used to commit choosing fraud in Zimbabwe. Blog censorship has also become a major problem, as many countries struggle with their citizen's new found capability to reveal exterior the primary channels of television, radio and newspaper - channels that could be categorically controlled in the past.

Article #28 States: "Everyone is entitled to a communal and international order in which the ownership and freedoms set forth in this proclamation can be full realized."

The United Nations was intended to be the body which ensures the existence of this communal and international order, yet that goal has remained elusive for these 63 years. When major violations of basic human ownership are committed by the members of the United Nations safety Council, it is unwise to assume that the Un will be the club to pursue violations of this article.

The Role of the United States

It is not realistic to assume the United States will solve this dilemma alone, nor should it assume sole responsibility, as this issue of human ownership includes every person and will need all governments and organizations to participate. But America has an occasion to play a special role, not only because it has the world's largest economic and organizational skill set, but because of its capability to rally keep for causes and play a leadership role that will maximize the efforts undertaken.

Come January 20, 2009, this must be a priority of the new supervision - to once again claim the moral high ground with respect to upholding and promoting the articles as set forth in the Universal proclamation of Human Rights, and to be the leader that the world needs at such a precarious time in its history. There is much work to be done in order to remedy our past missteps, but that needs to happen before meaningful expand can be made, and the world can't wait much longer.

How do we accomplish this difficult goal of providing Universal Human Rights?
Much has changed since 1945. Millions have died in countless conflicts, 80 nations once under colonial rule have gained their independence and joined the Un, while other countries have been birthed and borders redrawn. The demise of the Ussr greatly altered that region's landscape.

Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Estonia Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Moldova Russia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan

The Foundation of Human Rights

It's difficult to fathom the wars, conflicts, invasions, genocides, torture, abuse and neglect which have ravaged our global society after reading The Universal proclamation of Human Rights. Adopted by the United Nations when the club was just 3 years old, this important document set the stage for how governments and their citizens were 'supposed' to treat each other. Unfortunately the objectives contained within have repeatedly been ignored by world leaders of industrialized and developing nations alike. It would seem that those who are tasked with upholding the 30 articles simply pick and pick what they wish to consequent and under what circumstances.

While commentary can categorically be written on each of the articles, I've chosen a opt few to reflect upon in light of events that are ongoing or have occurred in the recent past. Those living in the Western world are, for the most part, shielded from the pain and suffering that exists for the millions whose ownership have been denied. The closest we get to experiencing their plight is watching a few minutes of television coverage. But the real photograph is not a pretty one, and despite the efforts of both government and non-government agencies, there doesn't appear to be any relief in sight.

Article #1 States: "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with intuit and conscience and should act towards one someone else in a spirit of brotherhood."

Any reveal of the violence which continues to be wagged in discrete parts of the world would note the fact that our capability to act 'in a spirit of brotherhood' has been seriously compromised. And all too often governments only give lip service to the crisis, contribution communal condemnations and a dose of back-room diplomacy. Current events in the Democratic Republic of Congo attest to that, with the death toll now approaching 6 million.

Article #3 States: "Everyone has the right to life, freedom and safety of person."

The most troubling aspect of war, even when the activity is commonly deemed to be justified, relates to the innocent habitancy who are the unwilling victims such conflict. We are often told 'that's the price of freedom', or the deaths are categorized as 'unintended consequences' or the more coarse 'collateral damage', as though creating a more sanitized label makes it any less tragic. Over 100,000 civilians have died in Iraq since the invasion began, and though it is difficult to accurately collate the supplementary connected deaths from disease, starvation and other causes, it is likely that an equal whole have died in this manner.

Article #5 States: "No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading medicine or punishment."

Simple in concept, yet we witnessed the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, and acts of torture and abuse within the walls of the Abu Ghraib prison in 2003 shocked the world. But most incidents of torture go unreported, as they are committed under a veil of secrecy. extraordinary Rendition is one such custom engaged in by the United States government while the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and it represents a flagrant violation of internationally agreed upon human rights.

Article #9 States: "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile."

Yet this is such a coarse question in many countries, from Russia to China to Pakistan. The most renowned example at present involves the Guantanamo Bay detention camp and the imprisonment of detainees without charges being filed. The location was chosen due to the fact that it is exterior of Us legal jurisdiction, and the prisoners were classified as 'enemy combatants' to deny them the ownership in case,granted to Pows under the Geneva convention. This legal no man's land has become a human ownership black hole.

Article #10 States: "Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and communal hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the measurement of his ownership and obligations and of any criminal charge against him."

Once again, the list of countries that violate this basic right is very long, and by its very nature, illegal imprisonment normally involves a denial of the right to a fair hearing. Saddam Hussein used the very same Abu Ghraib prison to house thousands of political prisoners. Denied entrance to an impartial tribunal, many were executed without so much as a permissible trail.

Article #19 States: "Everyone has the right to free time of plan and expression; this right includes free time to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and reveal data and ideas straight through any media and regardless of frontiers."

Suppression of free speech occurs in most of the developing world to one extent or another, but is also widely practiced in industrialized countries. China, Russia and Pakistan once again make that list, while Robert Mugabe's blatant campaign of violence and intimidation was used to commit choosing fraud in Zimbabwe. Blog censorship has also become a major problem, as many countries struggle with their citizen's new found capability to reveal exterior the primary channels of television, radio and newspaper - channels that could be categorically controlled in the past.

Article #28 States: "Everyone is entitled to a communal and international order in which the ownership and freedoms set forth in this proclamation can be full realized."

The United Nations was intended to be the body which ensures the existence of this communal and international order, yet that goal has remained elusive for these 63 years. When major violations of basic human ownership are committed by the members of the United Nations safety Council, it is unwise to assume that the Un will be the club to pursue violations of this article.

The Role of the United States

It is not realistic to assume the United States will solve this dilemma alone, nor should it assume sole responsibility, as this issue of human ownership includes every person and will need all governments and organizations to participate. But America has an occasion to play a special role, not only because it has the world's largest economic and organizational skill set, but because of its capability to rally keep for causes and play a leadership role that will maximize the efforts undertaken.

Come January 20, 2009, this must be a priority of the new supervision - to once again claim the moral high ground with respect to upholding and promoting the articles as set forth in the Universal proclamation of Human Rights, and to be the leader that the world needs at such a precarious time in its history. There is much work to be done in order to remedy our past missteps, but that needs to happen before meaningful expand can be made, and the world can't wait much longer.

How do we accomplish this difficult goal of providing Universal Human Rights?

Universal announcement of Human proprietary

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Universal notification of Human proprietary

Looking ahead to the inauguration of a new president of the United States, I began mental about what sort of world we might want to create, and the initiatives we must undertake in order to see that vision become reality.

From my perspective it seemed logical that ensuring basic human proprietary for every person on the planet needs to happen first. But the topic of human proprietary is quite broad in its nature, and I wondered if everyone's definition of human proprietary was the same. While the discussion has gone on for thousands of years, my research brought me to a fairly modern definition - one that was agreed to by world leaders after World War Ii and shortly after the birth of the United Nations.

South Kyrgyzstan

United Nations Sixty-Three Years Hence

Founded in 1945 with just 51 original members, the United Nations has grown to contain 192 members and has complex itself in a long list of international situations while that time. Peacekeeping soldiery have operated in many countries, witnessing countless acts of violence and dealing with extremes of poverty, communal injustice and hunger. Though providing a sure work on in these arenas of conflict, the Un has met with mixed success in their hire to assert peace.

Looking ahead to the inauguration of a new president of the United States, I began mental about what sort of world we might want to create, and the initiatives we must undertake in order to see that vision become reality.

From my perspective it seemed logical that ensuring basic human proprietary for every person on the planet needs to happen first. But the topic of human proprietary is quite broad in its nature, and I wondered if everyone's definition of human proprietary was the same. While the discussion has gone on for thousands of years, my research brought me to a fairly modern definition - one that was agreed to by world leaders after World War Ii and shortly after the birth of the United Nations.

United Nations Sixty-Three Years Hence

Founded in 1945 with just 51 original members, the United Nations has grown to contain 192 members and has complex itself in a long list of international situations while that time. Peacekeeping soldiery have operated in many countries, witnessing countless acts of violence and dealing with extremes of poverty, communal injustice and hunger. Though providing a sure work on in these arenas of conflict, the Un has met with mixed success in their hire to assert peace.

Angola Bosnia and Herzegovina Cambodia Democratic Republic of Congo Croatia El Salvador Guatemala Haiti Iran Iraq Kuwait Lebanon Rwanda Somalia

Much has changed since 1945. Millions have died in countless conflicts, 80 nations once under colonial rule have gained their independence and joined the Un, while other countries have been birthed and borders redrawn. The demise of the Ussr greatly altered that region's landscape.

Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Estonia Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Moldova Russia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan

The Foundation of Human Rights

It's difficult to fathom the wars, conflicts, invasions, genocides, torture, abuse and neglect which have ravaged our global community after reading The Universal announcement of Human Rights. Adopted by the United Nations when the club was just 3 years old, this leading document set the stage for how governments and their citizens were 'supposed' to treat each other. Unfortunately the objectives contained within have repeatedly been ignored by world leaders of industrialized and developing nations alike. It would seem that those who are tasked with upholding the 30 articles simply pick and choose what they wish to follow and under what circumstances.

While annotation can easily be written on each of the articles, I've chosen a plump few to reflect upon in light of events that are ongoing or have occurred in the modern past. Those living in the Western world are, for the most part, shielded from the pain and suffering that exists for the millions whose proprietary have been denied. The closest we get to experiencing their plight is watching a few minutes of television coverage. But the real picture is not a pretty one, and despite the efforts of both government and non-government agencies, there doesn't appear to be any relief in sight.

Article #1 States: "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one an additional one in a spirit of brotherhood."

Any chronicle of the violence which continues to be wagged in assorted parts of the world would note the fact that our potential to act 'in a spirit of brotherhood' has been seriously compromised. And all too often governments only give lip service to the crisis, gift communal condemnations and a dose of back-room diplomacy. Current events in the Democratic Republic of Congo attest to that, with the death toll now approaching 6 million.

Article #3 States: "Everyone has the right to life, freedom and safety of person."

The most troubling aspect of war, even when the performance is generally deemed to be justified, relates to the innocent citizen who are the unwilling victims such conflict. We are often told 'that's the price of freedom', or the deaths are categorized as 'unintended consequences' or the more common 'collateral damage', as though creating a more sanitized label makes it any less tragic. Over 100,000 civilians have died in Iraq since the invasion began, and though it is difficult to accurately assess the added connected deaths from disease, starvation and other causes, it is likely that an equal estimate have died in this manner.

Article #5 States: "No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment."

Simple in concept, yet we witnessed the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, and acts of torture and abuse within the walls of the Abu Ghraib prison in 2003 shocked the world. But most incidents of torture go unreported, as they are committed under a veil of secrecy. overwhelming Rendition is one such institution engaged in by the United States government while the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and it represents a flagrant violation of internationally agreed upon human rights.

Article #9 States: "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile."

Yet this is such a common qoute in many countries, from Russia to China to Pakistan. The most celebrated example at gift involves the Guantanamo Bay detention camp and the imprisonment of detainees without charges being filed. The location was chosen due to the fact that it is surface of Us legal jurisdiction, and the prisoners were classified as 'enemy combatants' to deny them the proprietary in case,granted to Pows under the Geneva convention. This legal no man's land has become a human proprietary black hole.

Article #10 States: "Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and communal hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the estimation of his proprietary and obligations and of any criminal charge against him."

Once again, the list of countries that violate this basic right is very long, and by its very nature, illegal imprisonment usually involves a denial of the right to a fair hearing. Saddam Hussein used the very same Abu Ghraib prison to house thousands of political prisoners. Denied way to an impartial tribunal, many were executed without so much as a permissible trail.

Article #19 States: "Everyone has the right to relaxation of belief and expression; this right includes relaxation to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and chronicle facts and ideas straight through any media and regardless of frontiers."

Suppression of free speech occurs in most of the developing world to one extent or another, but is also widely practiced in industrialized countries. China, Russia and Pakistan once again make that list, while Robert Mugabe's blatant campaign of violence and intimidation was used to commit election fraud in Zimbabwe. Blog censorship has also become a major problem, as many countries struggle with their citizen's new found potential to chronicle surface the original channels of television, radio and newspaper - channels that could be easily controlled in the past.

Article #28 States: "Everyone is entitled to a communal and international order in which the proprietary and freedoms set forth in this announcement can be full realized."

The United Nations was intended to be the body which ensures the existence of this communal and international order, yet that goal has remained elusive for these 63 years. When major violations of basic human proprietary are committed by the members of the United Nations safety Council, it is unwise to assume that the Un will be the club to pursue violations of this article.

The Role of the United States

It is not realistic to assume the United States will solve this dilemma alone, nor should it assume sole responsibility, as this issue of human proprietary includes every person and will require all governments and organizations to participate. But America has an opportunity to play a special role, not only because it has the world's largest economic and organizational skill set, but because of its potential to rally retain for causes and play a leadership role that will maximize the efforts undertaken.

Come January 20, 2009, this must be a priority of the new supervision - to once again claim the moral high ground with respect to upholding and promoting the articles as set forth in the Universal announcement of Human Rights, and to be the leader that the world needs at such a precarious time in its history. There is much work to be done in order to remedy our past missteps, but that needs to happen before meaningful enlarge can be made, and the world can't wait much longer.

How do we accomplish this difficult goal of providing Universal Human Rights?
Much has changed since 1945. Millions have died in countless conflicts, 80 nations once under colonial rule have gained their independence and joined the Un, while other countries have been birthed and borders redrawn. The demise of the Ussr greatly altered that region's landscape.

Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Estonia Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Moldova Russia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan

The Foundation of Human Rights

It's difficult to fathom the wars, conflicts, invasions, genocides, torture, abuse and neglect which have ravaged our global community after reading The Universal announcement of Human Rights. Adopted by the United Nations when the club was just 3 years old, this leading document set the stage for how governments and their citizens were 'supposed' to treat each other. Unfortunately the objectives contained within have repeatedly been ignored by world leaders of industrialized and developing nations alike. It would seem that those who are tasked with upholding the 30 articles simply pick and choose what they wish to follow and under what circumstances.

While annotation can easily be written on each of the articles, I've chosen a plump few to reflect upon in light of events that are ongoing or have occurred in the modern past. Those living in the Western world are, for the most part, shielded from the pain and suffering that exists for the millions whose proprietary have been denied. The closest we get to experiencing their plight is watching a few minutes of television coverage. But the real picture is not a pretty one, and despite the efforts of both government and non-government agencies, there doesn't appear to be any relief in sight.

Article #1 States: "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one an additional one in a spirit of brotherhood."

Any chronicle of the violence which continues to be wagged in assorted parts of the world would note the fact that our potential to act 'in a spirit of brotherhood' has been seriously compromised. And all too often governments only give lip service to the crisis, gift communal condemnations and a dose of back-room diplomacy. Current events in the Democratic Republic of Congo attest to that, with the death toll now approaching 6 million.

Article #3 States: "Everyone has the right to life, freedom and safety of person."

The most troubling aspect of war, even when the performance is generally deemed to be justified, relates to the innocent citizen who are the unwilling victims such conflict. We are often told 'that's the price of freedom', or the deaths are categorized as 'unintended consequences' or the more common 'collateral damage', as though creating a more sanitized label makes it any less tragic. Over 100,000 civilians have died in Iraq since the invasion began, and though it is difficult to accurately assess the added connected deaths from disease, starvation and other causes, it is likely that an equal estimate have died in this manner.

Article #5 States: "No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment."

Simple in concept, yet we witnessed the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, and acts of torture and abuse within the walls of the Abu Ghraib prison in 2003 shocked the world. But most incidents of torture go unreported, as they are committed under a veil of secrecy. overwhelming Rendition is one such institution engaged in by the United States government while the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and it represents a flagrant violation of internationally agreed upon human rights.

Article #9 States: "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile."

Yet this is such a common qoute in many countries, from Russia to China to Pakistan. The most celebrated example at gift involves the Guantanamo Bay detention camp and the imprisonment of detainees without charges being filed. The location was chosen due to the fact that it is surface of Us legal jurisdiction, and the prisoners were classified as 'enemy combatants' to deny them the proprietary in case,granted to Pows under the Geneva convention. This legal no man's land has become a human proprietary black hole.

Article #10 States: "Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and communal hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the estimation of his proprietary and obligations and of any criminal charge against him."

Once again, the list of countries that violate this basic right is very long, and by its very nature, illegal imprisonment usually involves a denial of the right to a fair hearing. Saddam Hussein used the very same Abu Ghraib prison to house thousands of political prisoners. Denied way to an impartial tribunal, many were executed without so much as a permissible trail.

Article #19 States: "Everyone has the right to relaxation of belief and expression; this right includes relaxation to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and chronicle facts and ideas straight through any media and regardless of frontiers."

Suppression of free speech occurs in most of the developing world to one extent or another, but is also widely practiced in industrialized countries. China, Russia and Pakistan once again make that list, while Robert Mugabe's blatant campaign of violence and intimidation was used to commit election fraud in Zimbabwe. Blog censorship has also become a major problem, as many countries struggle with their citizen's new found potential to chronicle surface the original channels of television, radio and newspaper - channels that could be easily controlled in the past.

Article #28 States: "Everyone is entitled to a communal and international order in which the proprietary and freedoms set forth in this announcement can be full realized."

The United Nations was intended to be the body which ensures the existence of this communal and international order, yet that goal has remained elusive for these 63 years. When major violations of basic human proprietary are committed by the members of the United Nations safety Council, it is unwise to assume that the Un will be the club to pursue violations of this article.

The Role of the United States

It is not realistic to assume the United States will solve this dilemma alone, nor should it assume sole responsibility, as this issue of human proprietary includes every person and will require all governments and organizations to participate. But America has an opportunity to play a special role, not only because it has the world's largest economic and organizational skill set, but because of its potential to rally retain for causes and play a leadership role that will maximize the efforts undertaken.

Come January 20, 2009, this must be a priority of the new supervision - to once again claim the moral high ground with respect to upholding and promoting the articles as set forth in the Universal announcement of Human Rights, and to be the leader that the world needs at such a precarious time in its history. There is much work to be done in order to remedy our past missteps, but that needs to happen before meaningful enlarge can be made, and the world can't wait much longer.

How do we accomplish this difficult goal of providing Universal Human Rights?

Universal notification of Human proprietary

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Universal notification of Human possession

Looking ahead to the inauguration of a new president of the United States, I began reasoning about what sort of world we might want to create, and the initiatives we must undertake in order to see that foresight become reality.

From my perspective it seemed logical that ensuring basic human possession for everyone on the planet needs to happen first. But the topic of human possession is quite broad in its nature, and I wondered if everyone's definition of human possession was the same. While the consulation has gone on for thousands of years, my explore brought me to a fairly up-to-date definition - one that was agreed to by world leaders after World War Ii and shortly after the birth of the United Nations.

South Kyrgyzstan

United Nations Sixty-Three Years Hence

Founded in 1945 with just 51 customary members, the United Nations has grown to contain 192 members and has complex itself in a long list of international situations during that time. Peacekeeping forces have operated in many countries, witnessing countless acts of violence and dealing with extremes of poverty, communal injustice and hunger. Though providing a sure influence in these arenas of conflict, the Un has met with mixed success in their hire to allege peace.

Looking ahead to the inauguration of a new president of the United States, I began reasoning about what sort of world we might want to create, and the initiatives we must undertake in order to see that foresight become reality.

From my perspective it seemed logical that ensuring basic human possession for everyone on the planet needs to happen first. But the topic of human possession is quite broad in its nature, and I wondered if everyone's definition of human possession was the same. While the consulation has gone on for thousands of years, my explore brought me to a fairly up-to-date definition - one that was agreed to by world leaders after World War Ii and shortly after the birth of the United Nations.

United Nations Sixty-Three Years Hence

Founded in 1945 with just 51 customary members, the United Nations has grown to contain 192 members and has complex itself in a long list of international situations during that time. Peacekeeping forces have operated in many countries, witnessing countless acts of violence and dealing with extremes of poverty, communal injustice and hunger. Though providing a sure influence in these arenas of conflict, the Un has met with mixed success in their hire to allege peace.

Angola Bosnia and Herzegovina Cambodia Democratic Republic of Congo Croatia El Salvador Guatemala Haiti Iran Iraq Kuwait Lebanon Rwanda Somalia

Much has changed since 1945. Millions have died in countless conflicts, 80 nations once under colonial rule have gained their independence and joined the Un, while other countries have been birthed and borders redrawn. The demise of the Ussr greatly altered that region's landscape.

Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Estonia Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Moldova Russia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan

The Foundation of Human Rights

It's difficult to fathom the wars, conflicts, invasions, genocides, torture, abuse and neglect which have ravaged our global community after reading The Universal declaration of Human Rights. Adopted by the United Nations when the organization was just 3 years old, this prominent document set the stage for how governments and their citizens were 'supposed' to treat each other. Unfortunately the objectives contained within have repeatedly been ignored by world leaders of industrialized and developing nations alike. It would seem that those who are tasked with upholding the 30 articles simply pick and choose what they wish to corollary and under what circumstances.

While criticism can honestly be written on each of the articles, I've chosen a make your mind up few to reflect upon in light of events that are ongoing or have occurred in the up-to-date past. Those living in the Western world are, for the most part, shielded from the pain and suffering that exists for the millions whose possession have been denied. The closest we get to experiencing their plight is watching a few minutes of television coverage. But the real photograph is not a pretty one, and despite the efforts of both government and non-government agencies, there doesn't appear to be any relief in sight.

Article #1 States: "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reckon and conscience and should act towards one someone else in a spirit of brotherhood."

Any enumerate of the violence which continues to be wagged in assorted parts of the world would note the fact that our ability to act 'in a spirit of brotherhood' has been seriously compromised. And all too often governments only give lip assistance to the crisis, offering communal condemnations and a dose of back-room diplomacy. Current events in the Democratic Republic of Congo attest to that, with the death toll now approaching 6 million.

Article #3 States: "Everyone has the right to life, liberty and safety of person."

The most troubling aspect of war, even when the action is commonly deemed to be justified, relates to the innocent population who are the unwilling victims such conflict. We are often told 'that's the price of freedom', or the deaths are categorized as 'unintended consequences' or the more coarse 'collateral damage', as though creating a more sanitized label makes it any less tragic. Over 100,000 civilians have died in Iraq since the invasion began, and though it is difficult to accurately correlate the further connected deaths from disease, starvation and other causes, it is likely that an equal whole have died in this manner.

Article #5 States: "No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading rehabilitation or punishment."

Simple in concept, yet we witnessed the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, and acts of torture and abuse within the walls of the Abu Ghraib prison in 2003 shocked the world. But most incidents of torture go unreported, as they are committed under a veil of secrecy. breathtaking Rendition is one such institution engaged in by the United States government during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and it represents a flagrant violation of internationally agreed upon human rights.

Article #9 States: "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile."

Yet this is such a coarse question in many countries, from Russia to China to Pakistan. The most sublime example at gift involves the Guantanamo Bay detention camp and the imprisonment of detainees without charges being filed. The location was chosen due to the fact that it is covering of Us legal jurisdiction, and the prisoners were classified as 'enemy combatants' to deny them the possession provided to Pows under the Geneva convention. This legal no man's land has become a human possession black hole.

Article #10 States: "Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and communal hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the estimation of his possession and obligations and of any criminal fee against him."

Once again, the list of countries that violate this basic right is very long, and by its very nature, illegal imprisonment ordinarily involves a denial of the right to a fair hearing. Saddam Hussein used the very same Abu Ghraib prison to house thousands of political prisoners. Denied way to an impartial tribunal, many were executed without so much as a allowable trail.

Article #19 States: "Everyone has the right to leisure of conception and expression; this right includes leisure to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and enumerate information and ideas straight through any media and regardless of frontiers."

Suppression of free speech occurs in most of the developing world to one extent or another, but is also widely practiced in industrialized countries. China, Russia and Pakistan once again make that list, while Robert Mugabe's blatant campaign of violence and intimidation was used to commit choice fraud in Zimbabwe. Blog censorship has also become a major problem, as many countries struggle with their citizen's new found ability to enumerate covering the customary channels of television, radio and newspaper - channels that could be honestly controlled in the past.

Article #28 States: "Everyone is entitled to a communal and international order in which the possession and freedoms set forth in this declaration can be full realized."

The United Nations was intended to be the body which ensures the existence of this communal and international order, yet that goal has remained elusive for these 63 years. When major violations of basic human possession are committed by the members of the United Nations safety Council, it is unwise to assume that the Un will be the organization to pursue violations of this article.

The Role of the United States

It is not realistic to assume the United States will solve this dilemma alone, nor should it assume sole responsibility, as this issue of human possession includes everyone and will need all governments and organizations to participate. But America has an opportunity to play a special role, not only because it has the world's largest economic and organizational skill set, but because of its ability to rally support for causes and play a leadership role that will maximize the efforts undertaken.

Come January 20, 2009, this must be a priority of the new management - to once again claim the moral high ground with respect to upholding and promoting the articles as set forth in the Universal declaration of Human Rights, and to be the leader that the world needs at such a precarious time in its history. There is much work to be done in order to remedy our past missteps, but that needs to happen before meaningful enlarge can be made, and the world can't wait much longer.

How do we accomplish this difficult goal of providing Universal Human Rights?
Much has changed since 1945. Millions have died in countless conflicts, 80 nations once under colonial rule have gained their independence and joined the Un, while other countries have been birthed and borders redrawn. The demise of the Ussr greatly altered that region's landscape.

Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Estonia Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Moldova Russia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan

The Foundation of Human Rights

It's difficult to fathom the wars, conflicts, invasions, genocides, torture, abuse and neglect which have ravaged our global community after reading The Universal declaration of Human Rights. Adopted by the United Nations when the organization was just 3 years old, this prominent document set the stage for how governments and their citizens were 'supposed' to treat each other. Unfortunately the objectives contained within have repeatedly been ignored by world leaders of industrialized and developing nations alike. It would seem that those who are tasked with upholding the 30 articles simply pick and choose what they wish to corollary and under what circumstances.

While criticism can honestly be written on each of the articles, I've chosen a make your mind up few to reflect upon in light of events that are ongoing or have occurred in the up-to-date past. Those living in the Western world are, for the most part, shielded from the pain and suffering that exists for the millions whose possession have been denied. The closest we get to experiencing their plight is watching a few minutes of television coverage. But the real photograph is not a pretty one, and despite the efforts of both government and non-government agencies, there doesn't appear to be any relief in sight.

Article #1 States: "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reckon and conscience and should act towards one someone else in a spirit of brotherhood."

Any enumerate of the violence which continues to be wagged in assorted parts of the world would note the fact that our ability to act 'in a spirit of brotherhood' has been seriously compromised. And all too often governments only give lip assistance to the crisis, offering communal condemnations and a dose of back-room diplomacy. Current events in the Democratic Republic of Congo attest to that, with the death toll now approaching 6 million.

Article #3 States: "Everyone has the right to life, liberty and safety of person."

The most troubling aspect of war, even when the action is commonly deemed to be justified, relates to the innocent population who are the unwilling victims such conflict. We are often told 'that's the price of freedom', or the deaths are categorized as 'unintended consequences' or the more coarse 'collateral damage', as though creating a more sanitized label makes it any less tragic. Over 100,000 civilians have died in Iraq since the invasion began, and though it is difficult to accurately correlate the further connected deaths from disease, starvation and other causes, it is likely that an equal whole have died in this manner.

Article #5 States: "No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading rehabilitation or punishment."

Simple in concept, yet we witnessed the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, and acts of torture and abuse within the walls of the Abu Ghraib prison in 2003 shocked the world. But most incidents of torture go unreported, as they are committed under a veil of secrecy. breathtaking Rendition is one such institution engaged in by the United States government during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and it represents a flagrant violation of internationally agreed upon human rights.

Article #9 States: "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile."

Yet this is such a coarse question in many countries, from Russia to China to Pakistan. The most sublime example at gift involves the Guantanamo Bay detention camp and the imprisonment of detainees without charges being filed. The location was chosen due to the fact that it is covering of Us legal jurisdiction, and the prisoners were classified as 'enemy combatants' to deny them the possession provided to Pows under the Geneva convention. This legal no man's land has become a human possession black hole.

Article #10 States: "Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and communal hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the estimation of his possession and obligations and of any criminal fee against him."

Once again, the list of countries that violate this basic right is very long, and by its very nature, illegal imprisonment ordinarily involves a denial of the right to a fair hearing. Saddam Hussein used the very same Abu Ghraib prison to house thousands of political prisoners. Denied way to an impartial tribunal, many were executed without so much as a allowable trail.

Article #19 States: "Everyone has the right to leisure of conception and expression; this right includes leisure to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and enumerate information and ideas straight through any media and regardless of frontiers."

Suppression of free speech occurs in most of the developing world to one extent or another, but is also widely practiced in industrialized countries. China, Russia and Pakistan once again make that list, while Robert Mugabe's blatant campaign of violence and intimidation was used to commit choice fraud in Zimbabwe. Blog censorship has also become a major problem, as many countries struggle with their citizen's new found ability to enumerate covering the customary channels of television, radio and newspaper - channels that could be honestly controlled in the past.

Article #28 States: "Everyone is entitled to a communal and international order in which the possession and freedoms set forth in this declaration can be full realized."

The United Nations was intended to be the body which ensures the existence of this communal and international order, yet that goal has remained elusive for these 63 years. When major violations of basic human possession are committed by the members of the United Nations safety Council, it is unwise to assume that the Un will be the organization to pursue violations of this article.

The Role of the United States

It is not realistic to assume the United States will solve this dilemma alone, nor should it assume sole responsibility, as this issue of human possession includes everyone and will need all governments and organizations to participate. But America has an opportunity to play a special role, not only because it has the world's largest economic and organizational skill set, but because of its ability to rally support for causes and play a leadership role that will maximize the efforts undertaken.

Come January 20, 2009, this must be a priority of the new management - to once again claim the moral high ground with respect to upholding and promoting the articles as set forth in the Universal declaration of Human Rights, and to be the leader that the world needs at such a precarious time in its history. There is much work to be done in order to remedy our past missteps, but that needs to happen before meaningful enlarge can be made, and the world can't wait much longer.

How do we accomplish this difficult goal of providing Universal Human Rights?

Universal notification of Human possession

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Universal notification of Human possession

Looking ahead to the inauguration of a new president of the United States, I began mental about what sort of world we might want to create, and the initiatives we must undertake in order to see that vision come to be reality.

From my perspective it seemed logical that ensuring basic human rights for every person on the planet needs to happen first. But the topic of human rights is quite broad in its nature, and I wondered if everyone's definition of human rights was the same. While the argument has gone on for thousands of years, my investigate brought me to a fairly new definition - one that was agreed to by world leaders after World War Ii and shortly after the birth of the United Nations.

South Kyrgyzstan

United Nations Sixty-Three Years Hence

Founded in 1945 with just 51 original members, the United Nations has grown to consist of 192 members and has complex itself in a long list of international situations while that time. Peacekeeping soldiery have operated in many countries, witnessing countless acts of violence and dealing with extremes of poverty, collective injustice and hunger. Though providing a distinct affect in these arenas of conflict, the Un has met with mixed success in their hire to contend peace.

Looking ahead to the inauguration of a new president of the United States, I began mental about what sort of world we might want to create, and the initiatives we must undertake in order to see that vision come to be reality.

From my perspective it seemed logical that ensuring basic human rights for every person on the planet needs to happen first. But the topic of human rights is quite broad in its nature, and I wondered if everyone's definition of human rights was the same. While the argument has gone on for thousands of years, my investigate brought me to a fairly new definition - one that was agreed to by world leaders after World War Ii and shortly after the birth of the United Nations.

United Nations Sixty-Three Years Hence

Founded in 1945 with just 51 original members, the United Nations has grown to consist of 192 members and has complex itself in a long list of international situations while that time. Peacekeeping soldiery have operated in many countries, witnessing countless acts of violence and dealing with extremes of poverty, collective injustice and hunger. Though providing a distinct affect in these arenas of conflict, the Un has met with mixed success in their hire to contend peace.

Angola Bosnia and Herzegovina Cambodia Democratic Republic of Congo Croatia El Salvador Guatemala Haiti Iran Iraq Kuwait Lebanon Rwanda Somalia

Much has changed since 1945. Millions have died in countless conflicts, 80 nations once under colonial rule have gained their independence and joined the Un, while other countries have been birthed and borders redrawn. The demise of the Ussr greatly altered that region's landscape.

Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Estonia Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Moldova Russia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan

The Foundation of Human Rights

It's difficult to fathom the wars, conflicts, invasions, genocides, torture, abuse and neglect which have ravaged our global community after reading The Universal announcement of Human Rights. Adopted by the United Nations when the assosication was just 3 years old, this leading document set the stage for how governments and their citizens were 'supposed' to treat each other. Unfortunately the objectives contained within have repeatedly been ignored by world leaders of industrialized and developing nations alike. It would seem that those who are tasked with upholding the 30 articles plainly pick and pick what they wish to succeed and under what circumstances.

While comment can actually be written on each of the articles, I've chosen a take few to reflect upon in light of events that are ongoing or have occurred in the new past. Those living in the Western world are, for the most part, shielded from the pain and suffering that exists for the millions whose rights have been denied. The closest we get to experiencing their plight is watching a few minutes of television coverage. But the real photograph is not a pretty one, and despite the efforts of both government and non-government agencies, there doesn't appear to be any relief in sight.

Article #1 States: "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with think and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood."

Any quote of the violence which continues to be wagged in assorted parts of the world would note the fact that our ability to act 'in a spirit of brotherhood' has been seriously compromised. And all too often governments only give lip assistance to the crisis, contribution collective condemnations and a dose of back-room diplomacy. Current events in the Democratic Republic of Congo attest to that, with the death toll now approaching 6 million.

Article #3 States: "Everyone has the right to life, freedom and security of person."

The most troubling aspect of war, even when the performance is generally deemed to be justified, relates to the innocent people who are the unwilling victims such conflict. We are often told 'that's the price of freedom', or the deaths are categorized as 'unintended consequences' or the more tasteless 'collateral damage', as though creating a more sanitized label makes it any less tragic. Over 100,000 civilians have died in Iraq since the invasion began, and though it is difficult to accurately compare the additional linked deaths from disease, starvation and other causes, it is likely that an equal estimate have died in this manner.

Article #5 States: "No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment."

Simple in concept, yet we witnessed the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, and acts of torture and abuse within the walls of the Abu Ghraib prison in 2003 shocked the world. But most incidents of torture go unreported, as they are committed under a veil of secrecy. breathtaking Rendition is one such convention engaged in by the United States government while the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and it represents a flagrant violation of internationally agreed upon human rights.

Article #9 States: "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile."

Yet this is such a tasteless qoute in many countries, from Russia to China to Pakistan. The most famed example at gift involves the Guantanamo Bay detention camp and the imprisonment of detainees without charges being filed. The location was chosen due to the fact that it is outside of Us legal jurisdiction, and the prisoners were classified as 'enemy combatants' to deny them the rights in case,granted to Pows under the Geneva convention. This legal no man's land has come to be a human rights black hole.

Article #10 States: "Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and collective hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal fee against him."

Once again, the list of countries that violate this basic right is very long, and by its very nature, illegal imprisonment usually involves a denial of the right to a fair hearing. Saddam Hussein used the very same Abu Ghraib prison to house thousands of political prisoners. Denied passage to an impartial tribunal, many were executed without so much as a permissible trail.

Article #19 States: "Everyone has the right to relaxation of understanding and expression; this right includes relaxation to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and quote data and ideas straight through any media and regardless of frontiers."

Suppression of free speech occurs in most of the developing world to one extent or another, but is also widely practiced in industrialized countries. China, Russia and Pakistan once again make that list, while Robert Mugabe's blatant campaign of violence and intimidation was used to commit determination fraud in Zimbabwe. Blog censorship has also come to be a major problem, as many countries struggle with their citizen's new found ability to quote outside the original channels of television, radio and newspaper - channels that could be actually controlled in the past.

Article #28 States: "Everyone is entitled to a collective and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this announcement can be full realized."

The United Nations was intended to be the body which ensures the existence of this collective and international order, yet that goal has remained elusive for these 63 years. When major violations of basic human rights are committed by the members of the United Nations security Council, it is unwise to assume that the Un will be the assosication to pursue violations of this article.

The Role of the United States

It is not realistic to assume the United States will solve this dilemma alone, nor should it assume sole responsibility, as this issue of human rights includes every person and will require all governments and organizations to participate. But America has an opportunity to play a special role, not only because it has the world's largest economic and organizational skill set, but because of its ability to rally hold for causes and play a leadership role that will maximize the efforts undertaken.

Come January 20, 2009, this must be a priority of the new supervision - to once again claim the moral high ground with respect to upholding and promoting the articles as set forth in the Universal announcement of Human Rights, and to be the leader that the world needs at such a precarious time in its history. There is much work to be done in order to remedy our past missteps, but that needs to happen before meaningful progress can be made, and the world can't wait much longer.

How do we achieve this difficult goal of providing Universal Human Rights?
Much has changed since 1945. Millions have died in countless conflicts, 80 nations once under colonial rule have gained their independence and joined the Un, while other countries have been birthed and borders redrawn. The demise of the Ussr greatly altered that region's landscape.

Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Estonia Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Moldova Russia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan

The Foundation of Human Rights

It's difficult to fathom the wars, conflicts, invasions, genocides, torture, abuse and neglect which have ravaged our global community after reading The Universal announcement of Human Rights. Adopted by the United Nations when the assosication was just 3 years old, this leading document set the stage for how governments and their citizens were 'supposed' to treat each other. Unfortunately the objectives contained within have repeatedly been ignored by world leaders of industrialized and developing nations alike. It would seem that those who are tasked with upholding the 30 articles plainly pick and pick what they wish to succeed and under what circumstances.

While comment can actually be written on each of the articles, I've chosen a take few to reflect upon in light of events that are ongoing or have occurred in the new past. Those living in the Western world are, for the most part, shielded from the pain and suffering that exists for the millions whose rights have been denied. The closest we get to experiencing their plight is watching a few minutes of television coverage. But the real photograph is not a pretty one, and despite the efforts of both government and non-government agencies, there doesn't appear to be any relief in sight.

Article #1 States: "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with think and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood."

Any quote of the violence which continues to be wagged in assorted parts of the world would note the fact that our ability to act 'in a spirit of brotherhood' has been seriously compromised. And all too often governments only give lip assistance to the crisis, contribution collective condemnations and a dose of back-room diplomacy. Current events in the Democratic Republic of Congo attest to that, with the death toll now approaching 6 million.

Article #3 States: "Everyone has the right to life, freedom and security of person."

The most troubling aspect of war, even when the performance is generally deemed to be justified, relates to the innocent people who are the unwilling victims such conflict. We are often told 'that's the price of freedom', or the deaths are categorized as 'unintended consequences' or the more tasteless 'collateral damage', as though creating a more sanitized label makes it any less tragic. Over 100,000 civilians have died in Iraq since the invasion began, and though it is difficult to accurately compare the additional linked deaths from disease, starvation and other causes, it is likely that an equal estimate have died in this manner.

Article #5 States: "No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment."

Simple in concept, yet we witnessed the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, and acts of torture and abuse within the walls of the Abu Ghraib prison in 2003 shocked the world. But most incidents of torture go unreported, as they are committed under a veil of secrecy. breathtaking Rendition is one such convention engaged in by the United States government while the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and it represents a flagrant violation of internationally agreed upon human rights.

Article #9 States: "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile."

Yet this is such a tasteless qoute in many countries, from Russia to China to Pakistan. The most famed example at gift involves the Guantanamo Bay detention camp and the imprisonment of detainees without charges being filed. The location was chosen due to the fact that it is outside of Us legal jurisdiction, and the prisoners were classified as 'enemy combatants' to deny them the rights in case,granted to Pows under the Geneva convention. This legal no man's land has come to be a human rights black hole.

Article #10 States: "Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and collective hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal fee against him."

Once again, the list of countries that violate this basic right is very long, and by its very nature, illegal imprisonment usually involves a denial of the right to a fair hearing. Saddam Hussein used the very same Abu Ghraib prison to house thousands of political prisoners. Denied passage to an impartial tribunal, many were executed without so much as a permissible trail.

Article #19 States: "Everyone has the right to relaxation of understanding and expression; this right includes relaxation to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and quote data and ideas straight through any media and regardless of frontiers."

Suppression of free speech occurs in most of the developing world to one extent or another, but is also widely practiced in industrialized countries. China, Russia and Pakistan once again make that list, while Robert Mugabe's blatant campaign of violence and intimidation was used to commit determination fraud in Zimbabwe. Blog censorship has also come to be a major problem, as many countries struggle with their citizen's new found ability to quote outside the original channels of television, radio and newspaper - channels that could be actually controlled in the past.

Article #28 States: "Everyone is entitled to a collective and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this announcement can be full realized."

The United Nations was intended to be the body which ensures the existence of this collective and international order, yet that goal has remained elusive for these 63 years. When major violations of basic human rights are committed by the members of the United Nations security Council, it is unwise to assume that the Un will be the assosication to pursue violations of this article.

The Role of the United States

It is not realistic to assume the United States will solve this dilemma alone, nor should it assume sole responsibility, as this issue of human rights includes every person and will require all governments and organizations to participate. But America has an opportunity to play a special role, not only because it has the world's largest economic and organizational skill set, but because of its ability to rally hold for causes and play a leadership role that will maximize the efforts undertaken.

Come January 20, 2009, this must be a priority of the new supervision - to once again claim the moral high ground with respect to upholding and promoting the articles as set forth in the Universal announcement of Human Rights, and to be the leader that the world needs at such a precarious time in its history. There is much work to be done in order to remedy our past missteps, but that needs to happen before meaningful progress can be made, and the world can't wait much longer.

How do we achieve this difficult goal of providing Universal Human Rights?

Universal notification of Human possession

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Universal declaration of Human possession

Looking ahead to the inauguration of a new president of the United States, I began mental about what sort of world we might want to create, and the initiatives we must undertake in order to see that vision come to be reality.

From my perspective it seemed logical that ensuring basic human ownership for everyone on the planet needs to happen first. But the topic of human ownership is quite broad in its nature, and I wondered if everyone's definition of human ownership was the same. While the argument has gone on for thousands of years, my study brought me to a fairly new definition - one that was agreed to by world leaders after World War Ii and shortly after the birth of the United Nations.

South Kyrgyzstan

United Nations Sixty-Three Years Hence

Founded in 1945 with just 51 traditional members, the United Nations has grown to contain 192 members and has complex itself in a long list of international situations while that time. Peacekeeping military have operated in many countries, witnessing countless acts of violence and dealing with extremes of poverty, social injustice and hunger. Though providing a determined affect in these arenas of conflict, the Un has met with mixed success in their rent to speak peace.

Looking ahead to the inauguration of a new president of the United States, I began mental about what sort of world we might want to create, and the initiatives we must undertake in order to see that vision come to be reality.

From my perspective it seemed logical that ensuring basic human ownership for everyone on the planet needs to happen first. But the topic of human ownership is quite broad in its nature, and I wondered if everyone's definition of human ownership was the same. While the argument has gone on for thousands of years, my study brought me to a fairly new definition - one that was agreed to by world leaders after World War Ii and shortly after the birth of the United Nations.

United Nations Sixty-Three Years Hence

Founded in 1945 with just 51 traditional members, the United Nations has grown to contain 192 members and has complex itself in a long list of international situations while that time. Peacekeeping military have operated in many countries, witnessing countless acts of violence and dealing with extremes of poverty, social injustice and hunger. Though providing a determined affect in these arenas of conflict, the Un has met with mixed success in their rent to speak peace.

Angola Bosnia and Herzegovina Cambodia Democratic Republic of Congo Croatia El Salvador Guatemala Haiti Iran Iraq Kuwait Lebanon Rwanda Somalia

Much has changed since 1945. Millions have died in countless conflicts, 80 nations once under colonial rule have gained their independence and joined the Un, while other countries have been birthed and borders redrawn. The demise of the Ussr greatly altered that region's landscape.

Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Estonia Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Moldova Russia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan

The Foundation of Human Rights

It's difficult to fathom the wars, conflicts, invasions, genocides, torture, abuse and neglect which have ravaged our global society after reading The Universal declaration of Human Rights. Adopted by the United Nations when the assosication was just 3 years old, this prominent document set the stage for how governments and their citizens were 'supposed' to treat each other. Unfortunately the objectives contained within have repeatedly been ignored by world leaders of industrialized and developing nations alike. It would seem that those who are tasked with upholding the 30 articles plainly pick and choose what they wish to succeed and under what circumstances.

While commentary can easily be written on each of the articles, I've chosen a go for few to reflect upon in light of events that are ongoing or have occurred in the new past. Those living in the Western world are, for the most part, shielded from the pain and suffering that exists for the millions whose ownership have been denied. The closest we get to experiencing their plight is watching a few minutes of television coverage. But the real photograph is not a pretty one, and despite the efforts of both government and non-government agencies, there doesn't appear to be any relief in sight.

Article #1 States: "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with calculate and conscience and should act towards one other in a spirit of brotherhood."

Any enumerate of the violence which continues to be wagged in varied parts of the world would note the fact that our capability to act 'in a spirit of brotherhood' has been seriously compromised. And all too often governments only give lip assistance to the crisis, offering social condemnations and a dose of back-room diplomacy. Current events in the Democratic Republic of Congo attest to that, with the death toll now approaching 6 million.

Article #3 States: "Everyone has the right to life, liberty and protection of person."

The most troubling aspect of war, even when the operation is ordinarily deemed to be justified, relates to the innocent citizen who are the unwilling victims such conflict. We are often told 'that's the price of freedom', or the deaths are categorized as 'unintended consequences' or the more coarse 'collateral damage', as though creating a more sanitized label makes it any less tragic. Over 100,000 civilians have died in Iraq since the invasion began, and though it is difficult to accurately collate the further connected deaths from disease, starvation and other causes, it is likely that an equal whole have died in this manner.

Article #5 States: "No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading rehabilitation or punishment."

Simple in concept, yet we witnessed the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, and acts of torture and abuse within the walls of the Abu Ghraib prison in 2003 shocked the world. But most incidents of torture go unreported, as they are committed under a veil of secrecy. amazing Rendition is one such convention engaged in by the United States government while the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and it represents a flagrant violation of internationally agreed upon human rights.

Article #9 States: "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile."

Yet this is such a coarse qoute in many countries, from Russia to China to Pakistan. The most famed example at gift involves the Guantanamo Bay detention camp and the imprisonment of detainees without charges being filed. The location was chosen due to the fact that it is surface of Us legal jurisdiction, and the prisoners were classified as 'enemy combatants' to deny them the ownership in case,granted to Pows under the Geneva convention. This legal no man's land has come to be a human ownership black hole.

Article #10 States: "Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and social hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his ownership and obligations and of any criminal fee against him."

Once again, the list of countries that violate this basic right is very long, and by its very nature, illegal imprisonment regularly involves a denial of the right to a fair hearing. Saddam Hussein used the very same Abu Ghraib prison to house thousands of political prisoners. Denied way to an impartial tribunal, many were executed without so much as a allowable trail.

Article #19 States: "Everyone has the right to leisure of idea and expression; this right includes leisure to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and enumerate facts and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers."

Suppression of free speech occurs in most of the developing world to one extent or another, but is also widely practiced in industrialized countries. China, Russia and Pakistan once again make that list, while Robert Mugabe's blatant campaign of violence and intimidation was used to commit selection fraud in Zimbabwe. Blog censorship has also come to be a major problem, as many countries struggle with their citizen's new found capability to enumerate surface the traditional channels of television, radio and newspaper - channels that could be easily controlled in the past.

Article #28 States: "Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the ownership and freedoms set forth in this declaration can be full realized."

The United Nations was intended to be the body which ensures the existence of this social and international order, yet that goal has remained elusive for these 63 years. When major violations of basic human ownership are committed by the members of the United Nations protection Council, it is unwise to assume that the Un will be the assosication to pursue violations of this article.

The Role of the United States

It is not realistic to assume the United States will solve this dilemma alone, nor should it assume sole responsibility, as this issue of human ownership includes everyone and will want all governments and organizations to participate. But America has an chance to play a special role, not only because it has the world's largest economic and organizational skill set, but because of its capability to rally keep for causes and play a leadership role that will maximize the efforts undertaken.

Come January 20, 2009, this must be a priority of the new supervision - to once again claim the moral high ground with respect to upholding and promoting the articles as set forth in the Universal declaration of Human Rights, and to be the leader that the world needs at such a precarious time in its history. There is much work to be done in order to remedy our past missteps, but that needs to happen before meaningful strengthen can be made, and the world can't wait much longer.

How do we achieve this difficult goal of providing Universal Human Rights?
Much has changed since 1945. Millions have died in countless conflicts, 80 nations once under colonial rule have gained their independence and joined the Un, while other countries have been birthed and borders redrawn. The demise of the Ussr greatly altered that region's landscape.

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The Foundation of Human Rights

It's difficult to fathom the wars, conflicts, invasions, genocides, torture, abuse and neglect which have ravaged our global society after reading The Universal declaration of Human Rights. Adopted by the United Nations when the assosication was just 3 years old, this prominent document set the stage for how governments and their citizens were 'supposed' to treat each other. Unfortunately the objectives contained within have repeatedly been ignored by world leaders of industrialized and developing nations alike. It would seem that those who are tasked with upholding the 30 articles plainly pick and choose what they wish to succeed and under what circumstances.

While commentary can easily be written on each of the articles, I've chosen a go for few to reflect upon in light of events that are ongoing or have occurred in the new past. Those living in the Western world are, for the most part, shielded from the pain and suffering that exists for the millions whose ownership have been denied. The closest we get to experiencing their plight is watching a few minutes of television coverage. But the real photograph is not a pretty one, and despite the efforts of both government and non-government agencies, there doesn't appear to be any relief in sight.

Article #1 States: "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with calculate and conscience and should act towards one other in a spirit of brotherhood."

Any enumerate of the violence which continues to be wagged in varied parts of the world would note the fact that our capability to act 'in a spirit of brotherhood' has been seriously compromised. And all too often governments only give lip assistance to the crisis, offering social condemnations and a dose of back-room diplomacy. Current events in the Democratic Republic of Congo attest to that, with the death toll now approaching 6 million.

Article #3 States: "Everyone has the right to life, liberty and protection of person."

The most troubling aspect of war, even when the operation is ordinarily deemed to be justified, relates to the innocent citizen who are the unwilling victims such conflict. We are often told 'that's the price of freedom', or the deaths are categorized as 'unintended consequences' or the more coarse 'collateral damage', as though creating a more sanitized label makes it any less tragic. Over 100,000 civilians have died in Iraq since the invasion began, and though it is difficult to accurately collate the further connected deaths from disease, starvation and other causes, it is likely that an equal whole have died in this manner.

Article #5 States: "No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading rehabilitation or punishment."

Simple in concept, yet we witnessed the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, and acts of torture and abuse within the walls of the Abu Ghraib prison in 2003 shocked the world. But most incidents of torture go unreported, as they are committed under a veil of secrecy. amazing Rendition is one such convention engaged in by the United States government while the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and it represents a flagrant violation of internationally agreed upon human rights.

Article #9 States: "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile."

Yet this is such a coarse qoute in many countries, from Russia to China to Pakistan. The most famed example at gift involves the Guantanamo Bay detention camp and the imprisonment of detainees without charges being filed. The location was chosen due to the fact that it is surface of Us legal jurisdiction, and the prisoners were classified as 'enemy combatants' to deny them the ownership in case,granted to Pows under the Geneva convention. This legal no man's land has come to be a human ownership black hole.

Article #10 States: "Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and social hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his ownership and obligations and of any criminal fee against him."

Once again, the list of countries that violate this basic right is very long, and by its very nature, illegal imprisonment regularly involves a denial of the right to a fair hearing. Saddam Hussein used the very same Abu Ghraib prison to house thousands of political prisoners. Denied way to an impartial tribunal, many were executed without so much as a allowable trail.

Article #19 States: "Everyone has the right to leisure of idea and expression; this right includes leisure to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and enumerate facts and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers."

Suppression of free speech occurs in most of the developing world to one extent or another, but is also widely practiced in industrialized countries. China, Russia and Pakistan once again make that list, while Robert Mugabe's blatant campaign of violence and intimidation was used to commit selection fraud in Zimbabwe. Blog censorship has also come to be a major problem, as many countries struggle with their citizen's new found capability to enumerate surface the traditional channels of television, radio and newspaper - channels that could be easily controlled in the past.

Article #28 States: "Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the ownership and freedoms set forth in this declaration can be full realized."

The United Nations was intended to be the body which ensures the existence of this social and international order, yet that goal has remained elusive for these 63 years. When major violations of basic human ownership are committed by the members of the United Nations protection Council, it is unwise to assume that the Un will be the assosication to pursue violations of this article.

The Role of the United States

It is not realistic to assume the United States will solve this dilemma alone, nor should it assume sole responsibility, as this issue of human ownership includes everyone and will want all governments and organizations to participate. But America has an chance to play a special role, not only because it has the world's largest economic and organizational skill set, but because of its capability to rally keep for causes and play a leadership role that will maximize the efforts undertaken.

Come January 20, 2009, this must be a priority of the new supervision - to once again claim the moral high ground with respect to upholding and promoting the articles as set forth in the Universal declaration of Human Rights, and to be the leader that the world needs at such a precarious time in its history. There is much work to be done in order to remedy our past missteps, but that needs to happen before meaningful strengthen can be made, and the world can't wait much longer.

How do we achieve this difficult goal of providing Universal Human Rights?

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Universal declaration of Human possession

Looking ahead to the inauguration of a new president of the United States, I began reasoning about what sort of world we might want to create, and the initiatives we must undertake in order to see that foresight become reality.

From my perspective it seemed logical that ensuring basic human proprietary for everybody on the planet needs to happen first. But the topic of human proprietary is quite broad in its nature, and I wondered if everyone's definition of human proprietary was the same. While the seminar has gone on for thousands of years, my investigate brought me to a fairly up-to-date definition - one that was agreed to by world leaders after World War Ii and shortly after the birth of the United Nations.

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United Nations Sixty-Three Years Hence

Founded in 1945 with just 51 primary members, the United Nations has grown to comprise 192 members and has involved itself in a long list of international situations while that time. Peacekeeping forces have operated in many countries, witnessing countless acts of violence and dealing with extremes of poverty, public injustice and hunger. Though providing a definite work on in these arenas of conflict, the Un has met with mixed success in their lease to pronounce peace.

Looking ahead to the inauguration of a new president of the United States, I began reasoning about what sort of world we might want to create, and the initiatives we must undertake in order to see that foresight become reality.

From my perspective it seemed logical that ensuring basic human proprietary for everybody on the planet needs to happen first. But the topic of human proprietary is quite broad in its nature, and I wondered if everyone's definition of human proprietary was the same. While the seminar has gone on for thousands of years, my investigate brought me to a fairly up-to-date definition - one that was agreed to by world leaders after World War Ii and shortly after the birth of the United Nations.

United Nations Sixty-Three Years Hence

Founded in 1945 with just 51 primary members, the United Nations has grown to comprise 192 members and has involved itself in a long list of international situations while that time. Peacekeeping forces have operated in many countries, witnessing countless acts of violence and dealing with extremes of poverty, public injustice and hunger. Though providing a definite work on in these arenas of conflict, the Un has met with mixed success in their lease to pronounce peace.

Angola Bosnia and Herzegovina Cambodia Democratic Republic of Congo Croatia El Salvador Guatemala Haiti Iran Iraq Kuwait Lebanon Rwanda Somalia

Much has changed since 1945. Millions have died in countless conflicts, 80 nations once under colonial rule have gained their independence and joined the Un, while other countries have been birthed and borders redrawn. The demise of the Ussr greatly altered that region's landscape.

Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Estonia Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Moldova Russia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan

The Foundation of Human Rights

It's difficult to fathom the wars, conflicts, invasions, genocides, torture, abuse and neglect which have ravaged our global society after reading The Universal announcement of Human Rights. Adopted by the United Nations when the organization was just 3 years old, this prominent document set the stage for how governments and their citizens were 'supposed' to treat each other. Unfortunately the objectives contained within have repeatedly been ignored by world leaders of industrialized and developing nations alike. It would seem that those who are tasked with upholding the 30 articles plainly pick and pick what they wish to supervene and under what circumstances.

While annotation can truly be written on each of the articles, I've chosen a pick few to reflect upon in light of events that are ongoing or have occurred in the up-to-date past. Those living in the Western world are, for the most part, shielded from the pain and suffering that exists for the millions whose proprietary have been denied. The closest we get to experiencing their plight is watching a few minutes of television coverage. But the real photograph is not a pretty one, and despite the efforts of both government and non-government agencies, there doesn't appear to be any relief in sight.

Article #1 States: "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with think and conscience and should act towards one someone else in a spirit of brotherhood."

Any spin of the violence which continues to be wagged in assorted parts of the world would note the fact that our ability to act 'in a spirit of brotherhood' has been seriously compromised. And all too often governments only give lip assistance to the crisis, offering public condemnations and a dose of back-room diplomacy. Current events in the Democratic Republic of Congo attest to that, with the death toll now approaching 6 million.

Article #3 States: "Everyone has the right to life, liberty and safety of person."

The most troubling aspect of war, even when the performance is generally deemed to be justified, relates to the innocent habitancy who are the unwilling victims such conflict. We are often told 'that's the price of freedom', or the deaths are categorized as 'unintended consequences' or the more coarse 'collateral damage', as though creating a more sanitized label makes it any less tragic. Over 100,000 civilians have died in Iraq since the invasion began, and though it is difficult to accurately collate the supplementary associated deaths from disease, starvation and other causes, it is likely that an equal estimate have died in this manner.

Article #5 States: "No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment."

Simple in concept, yet we witnessed the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, and acts of torture and abuse within the walls of the Abu Ghraib prison in 2003 shocked the world. But most incidents of torture go unreported, as they are committed under a veil of secrecy. remarkable Rendition is one such convention engaged in by the United States government while the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and it represents a flagrant violation of internationally agreed upon human rights.

Article #9 States: "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile."

Yet this is such a coarse problem in many countries, from Russia to China to Pakistan. The most sublime example at present involves the Guantanamo Bay detention camp and the imprisonment of detainees without charges being filed. The location was chosen due to the fact that it is surface of Us legal jurisdiction, and the prisoners were classified as 'enemy combatants' to deny them the proprietary in case,granted to Pows under the Geneva convention. This legal no man's land has become a human proprietary black hole.

Article #10 States: "Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the measurement of his proprietary and obligations and of any criminal payment against him."

Once again, the list of countries that violate this basic right is very long, and by its very nature, illegal imprisonment commonly involves a denial of the right to a fair hearing. Saddam Hussein used the very same Abu Ghraib prison to house thousands of political prisoners. Denied entrance to an impartial tribunal, many were executed without so much as a permissible trail.

Article #19 States: "Everyone has the right to freedom of view and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and spin information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers."

Suppression of free speech occurs in most of the developing world to one extent or another, but is also widely practiced in industrialized countries. China, Russia and Pakistan once again make that list, while Robert Mugabe's blatant campaign of violence and intimidation was used to commit selection fraud in Zimbabwe. Blog censorship has also become a major problem, as many countries struggle with their citizen's new found ability to spin surface the primary channels of television, radio and newspaper - channels that could be truly controlled in the past.

Article #28 States: "Everyone is entitled to a public and international order in which the proprietary and freedoms set forth in this announcement can be full realized."

The United Nations was intended to be the body which ensures the existence of this public and international order, yet that goal has remained elusive for these 63 years. When major violations of basic human proprietary are committed by the members of the United Nations safety Council, it is unwise to assume that the Un will be the organization to pursue violations of this article.

The Role of the United States

It is not realistic to assume the United States will solve this dilemma alone, nor should it assume sole responsibility, as this issue of human proprietary includes everybody and will want all governments and organizations to participate. But America has an chance to play a special role, not only because it has the world's largest economic and organizational skill set, but because of its ability to rally reserve for causes and play a leadership role that will maximize the efforts undertaken.

Come January 20, 2009, this must be a priority of the new administration - to once again claim the moral high ground with respect to upholding and promoting the articles as set forth in the Universal announcement of Human Rights, and to be the leader that the world needs at such a precarious time in its history. There is much work to be done in order to remedy our past missteps, but that needs to happen before meaningful progress can be made, and the world can't wait much longer.

How do we accomplish this difficult goal of providing Universal Human Rights?
Much has changed since 1945. Millions have died in countless conflicts, 80 nations once under colonial rule have gained their independence and joined the Un, while other countries have been birthed and borders redrawn. The demise of the Ussr greatly altered that region's landscape.

Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Estonia Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Moldova Russia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan

The Foundation of Human Rights

It's difficult to fathom the wars, conflicts, invasions, genocides, torture, abuse and neglect which have ravaged our global society after reading The Universal announcement of Human Rights. Adopted by the United Nations when the organization was just 3 years old, this prominent document set the stage for how governments and their citizens were 'supposed' to treat each other. Unfortunately the objectives contained within have repeatedly been ignored by world leaders of industrialized and developing nations alike. It would seem that those who are tasked with upholding the 30 articles plainly pick and pick what they wish to supervene and under what circumstances.

While annotation can truly be written on each of the articles, I've chosen a pick few to reflect upon in light of events that are ongoing or have occurred in the up-to-date past. Those living in the Western world are, for the most part, shielded from the pain and suffering that exists for the millions whose proprietary have been denied. The closest we get to experiencing their plight is watching a few minutes of television coverage. But the real photograph is not a pretty one, and despite the efforts of both government and non-government agencies, there doesn't appear to be any relief in sight.

Article #1 States: "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with think and conscience and should act towards one someone else in a spirit of brotherhood."

Any spin of the violence which continues to be wagged in assorted parts of the world would note the fact that our ability to act 'in a spirit of brotherhood' has been seriously compromised. And all too often governments only give lip assistance to the crisis, offering public condemnations and a dose of back-room diplomacy. Current events in the Democratic Republic of Congo attest to that, with the death toll now approaching 6 million.

Article #3 States: "Everyone has the right to life, liberty and safety of person."

The most troubling aspect of war, even when the performance is generally deemed to be justified, relates to the innocent habitancy who are the unwilling victims such conflict. We are often told 'that's the price of freedom', or the deaths are categorized as 'unintended consequences' or the more coarse 'collateral damage', as though creating a more sanitized label makes it any less tragic. Over 100,000 civilians have died in Iraq since the invasion began, and though it is difficult to accurately collate the supplementary associated deaths from disease, starvation and other causes, it is likely that an equal estimate have died in this manner.

Article #5 States: "No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment."

Simple in concept, yet we witnessed the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, and acts of torture and abuse within the walls of the Abu Ghraib prison in 2003 shocked the world. But most incidents of torture go unreported, as they are committed under a veil of secrecy. remarkable Rendition is one such convention engaged in by the United States government while the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and it represents a flagrant violation of internationally agreed upon human rights.

Article #9 States: "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile."

Yet this is such a coarse problem in many countries, from Russia to China to Pakistan. The most sublime example at present involves the Guantanamo Bay detention camp and the imprisonment of detainees without charges being filed. The location was chosen due to the fact that it is surface of Us legal jurisdiction, and the prisoners were classified as 'enemy combatants' to deny them the proprietary in case,granted to Pows under the Geneva convention. This legal no man's land has become a human proprietary black hole.

Article #10 States: "Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the measurement of his proprietary and obligations and of any criminal payment against him."

Once again, the list of countries that violate this basic right is very long, and by its very nature, illegal imprisonment commonly involves a denial of the right to a fair hearing. Saddam Hussein used the very same Abu Ghraib prison to house thousands of political prisoners. Denied entrance to an impartial tribunal, many were executed without so much as a permissible trail.

Article #19 States: "Everyone has the right to freedom of view and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and spin information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers."

Suppression of free speech occurs in most of the developing world to one extent or another, but is also widely practiced in industrialized countries. China, Russia and Pakistan once again make that list, while Robert Mugabe's blatant campaign of violence and intimidation was used to commit selection fraud in Zimbabwe. Blog censorship has also become a major problem, as many countries struggle with their citizen's new found ability to spin surface the primary channels of television, radio and newspaper - channels that could be truly controlled in the past.

Article #28 States: "Everyone is entitled to a public and international order in which the proprietary and freedoms set forth in this announcement can be full realized."

The United Nations was intended to be the body which ensures the existence of this public and international order, yet that goal has remained elusive for these 63 years. When major violations of basic human proprietary are committed by the members of the United Nations safety Council, it is unwise to assume that the Un will be the organization to pursue violations of this article.

The Role of the United States

It is not realistic to assume the United States will solve this dilemma alone, nor should it assume sole responsibility, as this issue of human proprietary includes everybody and will want all governments and organizations to participate. But America has an chance to play a special role, not only because it has the world's largest economic and organizational skill set, but because of its ability to rally reserve for causes and play a leadership role that will maximize the efforts undertaken.

Come January 20, 2009, this must be a priority of the new administration - to once again claim the moral high ground with respect to upholding and promoting the articles as set forth in the Universal announcement of Human Rights, and to be the leader that the world needs at such a precarious time in its history. There is much work to be done in order to remedy our past missteps, but that needs to happen before meaningful progress can be made, and the world can't wait much longer.

How do we accomplish this difficult goal of providing Universal Human Rights?

Universal declaration of Human possession

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