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The United Nation's International Bill of Human Rights
September 3, 2009 - 05:23 PM
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In 1948, following the Second World War, the United Nations adopted the International Bill of Human Rights, or the International Declaration of Human Rights. It declares that the utmost among these rights are:
1) All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights;
2) Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person;
3) No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;
4) All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law;
5) No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile;
6) Everyone charged with a crime is entitled equally to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal;
7) Everyone has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law;
8) Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state;
9) Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion;
10) Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression, and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers;
11) Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association;
12) Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to fair and equal pay, and to form and join trade unions;
13) Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for their health and well-being, especially mothers and children.
Unfortunately, many nations have ignored those rights and some have simply denied them, including the United States of America. And the U.N. has been unable to do much about it. In fact, the power of the U.N. has been declining since 1981 and particularly since 2000, and the U.S. has been as responsible for that decline as other violators have been.
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Re: The United Nation's International Bill of Human Rights
October 9, 2009 - 03:13 PM
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Thanks for this eye-opening post, Marissa!
Whenever truth is spoken, audience either go deaf or ridicule the person and his words.
I read the article "A New Declaration of Independence" by Joseph J. Adamson. Well! He wails the power falling into the hands of rich-few who then divide, confuse and rule the poor-many. That had been the course of history in all the ages, in all the nations.
Almighty, with his bountiful love for humanity, sent His prophets from time to time, to check the corrupt society and reform it. The current civilization has all the resources and knowledge necessary to make it to the Divine path, and hence expecting another prophet is foolish. But people profess materialism irrespective of their religious denominations.
In the forgotten book, The Gospel of Barnabas, Barnabas recorded Jesus as having cried a lot over the majority of his followers falling into ignominy and that too, in his name. Well, we are witnessing it now.
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Re: The United Nation's International Bill of Human Rights
October 9, 2009 - 03:16 PM
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To contain the ever increasing power of the rich over the poor, let us strike at the root of the evil; break the interest based capitalism and make it value based capitalism. That's what Torah, Gospel and Qur'an teach.
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Re: The United Nation's International Bill of Human Rights
October 9, 2009 - 05:36 PM
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siddiq92 wrote:
Thanks for this eye-opening post, Marissa! Whenever truth is spoken, audience either go deaf or ridicule the person and his words. I read the article "A New Declaration of Independence" by Joseph J. Adamson. Well! He wails the power falling into the hands of rich-few who then divide, confuse and rule the poor-many. That had been the course of history in all the ages, in all the nations.
Almighty, with his bountiful love for humanity, sent His prophets from time to time, to check the corrupt society and reform it. The current civilization has all the resources and knowledge necessary to make it to the Divine path, and hence expecting another prophet is foolish. But people profess materialism irrespective of their religious denominations.
In the forgotten book, The Gospel of Barnabas, Barnabas recorded Jesus as having cried a lot over the majority of his followers falling into ignominy and that too, in his name. Well, we are witnessing it now.
Quite so. Well put.
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Re: The United Nation's International Bill of Human Rights
December 14, 2009 - 04:50 AM
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Hello Marissa again,
Please forgive me if you feel that I'm being nosy into your threads. I'm working on tigweb.org for a class project. I read several of your posts as well to others' posts. Your thoughts and feelings are interesting. I glad that you take politics seriously which many young generations don't. I think we should have some chats.
I understand you desire to see every country make its better world. Remember, we can't do everything to make a perfect world. There will be always problem appear in every stage. Instead "enforce" solution on others, we need to overcome problem positively.
I hope you read my replied to Joseph's article on Poverty: America's Hidden shame.
Unfortunately, many nations have ignored those rights and some have simply denied them, including the United States of America. And the U.N. has been unable to do much about it. In fact, the power of the U.N. has been declining since 1981 and particularly since 2000, and the U.S. has been as responsible for that decline as other violators have been.
Note: UN is not a official government organization.
I don't have an disagreement with UN policy on human right. However, UN does not follow its policy or neither take its accounability. If I were secetary-general I would have China, India, and Saudi Arabia kick out of the council for lacks of human rights action and won't allow them return to UN membership unless they do something with their countries.
Question: Why should countries follow UN if UN CANNOT submit to its own rules ? Peacekeeping soliders commited dirty stuffs with young girls in Rwanda ( and other countries too ). Yet UN avoid to take an action against these corrupted actions. Peacekeeping & security forces, mostly private contractors, have armed weapons that could protect innocent villians but are not permitted to use it. Make sense ? I don't think so.
From my perspective. Secession may be a better option to end political crisis and renew political opportunity. Secession from the union, UN, EU, or any government state. Secession gives us an opportunity to build a new house for our freedom and rather than chase after endless battle on government system. Secession could heal an economic by bring gold standard back to a form of currency. maybe it is time for US resign from an membership with UN or prefer State(s) secedes from the union. Culture and society changes in every generation. So does political. Peace.
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Re: The United Nation's International Bill of Human Rights
December 14, 2009 - 04:55 AM
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In addition, due to break down USSR empire was one of the reasons why the power of the UN has been declining. Study the history: the UN and USSR worked together closely through "third party agreement".
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Re: The United Nation's International Bill of Human Rights
December 20, 2009 - 10:34 PM
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Of course, the UN Bill of Human Rights is to be applauded; it accurately and succintctly lays out the fundamental and universal rights of all humans. However, there is one important difference between it and other historical examples of bills of rights; the UN's Bill of Rights, while legally binding upon its member countries, has within it no means by which to enforce it against transgressors.
It contains no language to define such phrases as "human rights". Further, the very existence of a bill of rights, which is inherently a document which GIVES rights to the people and limits that which may be taken away, must have some system in place to determine the limits of the document. In most instances, this system is some sort of court; in the United States for example, the Supreme Court sets out the legal limits of the Bill of Rights. However, the closest thing we have in the international community, the World Court, is not in place to function as the Supreme Court of the United States does, and its power is supremely limited by certain rules (it is in place to settle disputes between countries, or to convict for war crimes or crimes against humanity, but only when those crimes are committed by a member country, and only then, when the crime was committed under certain circumstances etc.) Further, the United States, China and Russia have heavily criticized the ICC, which vastly curtails its clout. So long as this document cannot be enforced or properly defined, it will remain nothing more than a good intention.
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Re: The United Nation's International Bill of Human Rights
January 7, 2010 - 02:38 PM
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Yes, the United Nations does not yet have the clout it should have to ensure that all nations comply with international laws and universal human rights.
Israel and the U.S. have been in violation many times, particularly from 2000 to 2008, as have many other nations.
One day the people of the world will have to face the fact that even though each nation must have sovereignty, each nation must abide by international laws and respect universal human rights.
Impossible? No. In fact, that is our destiny.
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