2008 is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 60th anniversary. It's time for a global conversation about human rights and the values that unite us as one human family. But it can also be a time when each of us chooses to take human rights into our daily lives, by joining a powerful people network.

In the 60th year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, The Elders, with many organizations around the world, joined to launch the Every Human Has Rights campaign.

We urge you to embrace the values and goals of the Declaration. To protect the rights of your fellow global villagers. And encourage others to do the same in your communities, workplaces and schools.


Featured Campaign News

Friday: Live Webcast Conference on Decent Work

4/09/08
On Thursday, Norway opened it's doors to the first of two days of Every Human Has Rights related events on the important topic of 'Decent Work'. You can participate in the September 5th event, The ‘Decent Work’ Conference: A Key to Social Justice and Fair Globalization, by watching the live webcast.
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'The Human Right to Food and the Global Food Crisis'

3/09/08
On August 29th, some of the human rights world’s leading voices, working toward solutions to the global food crisis, gathered at the United Nations to discuss: 'The Human Right to Food and the Global Food Crisis: Root Causes and Responses'. The need for a human rights-based approach to solving the food crisis has never been more pressing.
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50 Days of Action Against Poverty and Inequality

1/09/08

EHHR partner The Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) held a press conference in Accra on September 1st, announcing the beginning of their '50 Days of Action Against Poverty and Inequality'.


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I choose to sign this declaration because:

I wish to take responsibility for upholding the goals of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in my daily life and in my community. I will do my best to speak out to protect the freedom and rights of others in my community.

I affirm the following principle: “Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.”

I believe Every Human Has Rights.


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Campaign Themes

Each month leading up to the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, one of the campaign partners will highlight a specific area of the rights contained in Universal Declaration; teaching you about its roots, where it stands today, and how you can get more involved.

September's quickly approaching theme, The Right to Decent Work, is in partnership with Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative


Living the Universal Declaration

Featured Story

Wahyu Susilo

Susilo grew up in poverty, and represents 2.5 million poor Indonesians who work as domestic servants and laborers in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Japan, Syria, Kuwait, Taiwan and Hong Kong....

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"I believe Every Human Has Rights"

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