2008: Celebración del 60 Aniversario de la Declaración de los Derechos Humanos.

Declaración de los Derechos Humanos: Introducción

Hace sesenta años, las naciones del mundo se reunieron para reconocer que todas las personas de todas las nacionalidades, son libres e iguales sin depender de su raza, religión, nivel económico, edad, genero u otra característica personal. Durante la firma de la Declaración de los Derechos Humanos en 1948, las Naciones Unidas crearon el primer documento internacional que reconoce los derechos humanos como pilar de paz, justicia y libertad en el mundo.

The Universal Declaration outlines 30 basic rights essential for all human beings to achieve their full potential and to live a life free of fear and want. It was a unique approach that developed from the world saying 'never again' to the horrific events of World War Two, a war that brought a scale of atrocity never previously witnessed. The global death count is estimated to have been more than 50 million. War crimes were widespread: from the infamous Holocaust in which Nazi Germany sought to eliminate 'undesirables' such as Jews, Poles, Slavs, Roma, Sinti, the mentally and physically disabled, homosexuals and other persons, to the use of sex slaves, otherwise known as 'comfort women', by Japanese soldiers. Labour camps were used throughout the world and, disturbingly, World War Two brought the first testing of biological warfare by Japan and the use of atomic bombs in Nagasaki and Hiroshima by the United States of America. Leer más....