Universal Declaration of Human

Korey, W. 1998. NGOs and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights A Curious Grapevine. New York, St. Martin s Press. 

On a global scale, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (United Nations, 1948) remains the secular state of the art for values-based communication supporting diversity, pluralism, and... 

United Nations, General Assembly Resolution 217 A (111) of 10. (1948, December 10). Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Retrieved from http //www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/3ae6b3712c.html... 

Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Art. 21(3). Full text available at http //wvkrw.un.org/Overview/rights.html, accessed 3 November 2008. 

Non-binding instruments play an important role in the overall analysis and are introduced in this chapter. Self-determination and minority rights are examined separately. This leads to the result that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is examined in two different places. While this does not do justice to a holistic approach to one single document, 1 judge it more important to collect all self-determination aspects and all minority rights aspects thematically. 

Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action The VDPA from 1993 strongly reaffirms the rights laid down in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The DeclaratiOTi was adopted by consensus it is thus endowed with moral and political authority that should not be underestimated. The VDPA finds that minority rights are lacking in implementation. The substantive rights the VDPA sets down for... 

The shortcomings of the League system were clear by the end of World War When the United Nations was established and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights came about, the protection of minorities was not mentioned. Individual rights were now at the centre of attention. The League system had ceased to exist and the new system looked to non-discrimination and equality. Minority protection... 

Art. 7 FCNM provides rights that are also laid down in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights freedom of peaceful assembly and association (art. 20 UDHR), freedom of expression (art. 19 UDHR) and freedom of thought, conscience and religion (art. 18 UDHR). Freedom of expression exemplifies the additional minority dimension. 

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