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Anugraha John
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Charter of Human Responsibilities
August 9, 2006 - 01:34 AM
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*TO WHOMSOEVER THAT BELIEVE THEY ARE YOUNG AT HEART AND FEEL THAT YOUTH CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Warm greetings!
Just as the world’s nations have accepted the idea of "Human Rights", the time has now come to introduce the concept of "Human Responsibilities".
The Charter of Human Responsibilities does not lay down rules; it proposes priorities and prompts choices.
PRINCIPLES: to guide the exercise of human responsibilities
We are all responsible for making sure that Human Rights are reaffirmed in our ways of thinking and in our actions.
• To face the challenges of today and of tomorrow, it is just as important to unite in action as to express cultural diversity.
• Every person's dignity demands that he or she contribute to the freedom and dignity of others.
• Lasting peace cannot be established without a justice which is respectful of human dignity and of human rights.
• To ensure the full flowering of the human personality, its non-material aspirations as well as its material needs must be addressed.
• The exercise of power can only be legitimate if it serves the common good, and if it is monitored by those over whom it is exercised.
• Consumption of natural resources to meet human needs must be integrated in a larger effort of active protection and careful management of the environment.
• The pursuit of prosperity cannot be separated from an equitable sharing of wealth.
• Freedom of scientific research implies accepting that this freedom is limited by ethical criteria.
• The full potential of knowledge and know-how is realised only through sharing them, and through using them in the service of solidarity and the culture of peace.
• In reaching decisions about short-term priorities, the precaution must be taken of evaluating long-term consequences with their risks and uncertainties.
We in South Asia have used these principles to guide us in all our actions and activities because we believe in this Charter and feel it is the need of the hour.
My appeal to you is to promote this Charter if this interests you and to integrate this idea in your programmes and activities.
With best regards,
Anugraha John
South Asia Youth Coordinator - Charter of Human Responsibilities.
www.myresponsibility.org
www.allies.alliance21.org/charter/
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Re: Charter of Human Responsibilities
August 10, 2006 - 04:55 AM
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Being from Canada where our Constitution is based on the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, I would add the word "obligations"'. To read how to proceed to develop and to implement such a task, see:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/classic/A7390578
peace,
Benoit17
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Re: Charter of Human Responsibilities
August 28, 2006 - 04:41 PM
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i am moving this thread to Human Rights and Equity board, to which it belongs and where it will get hopefully more attention.
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