60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
On 10 December 2008, Human Rights Day, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) celebrates its 60th birthday. The short text was written in 1948 and soon became one of the most influential documents of modern times. Translated in more than 300 languages, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was the first international recognition that all human beings have fundamental rights and freedom. The Anniversary reminds that human rights are far from being implemented universally.
Many websites are dedicated to this important event, as the following first section suggests. The second following section of links aims to draw the attention on certain activities and reactions in Switzerland.The last two sections present some informative material.
Generalities on the UDHR
- Full text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Background information on the UDHR on humanrights.ch in German
(see also the corresponding and more detailed German article on the subject) - Background information on the UDHR on humanrights.ch in French
(see also the corresponding and more detailed French article on the subject) - Universal Declaration of Human Rights (film)
Prepared by Human Rights Action Center, on youtube - The Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948-2008
Website of the UN on the 60th Anniversary - Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Dossier on the UN High Commissionnar for Human Rights - UNESCO commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: 1948 – 2008
Information by the UNESCO on the Declaration, with several links - December 2008: UNESCO commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Worldwide activities related to the Anniversary - SHS Views - UNESCO Social and Human Sciences Sector magazine, October-December 2008/Nr. 22 (pdf 32 pp.)
Special Number of the UNESCO Magazine about the Anniversary
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights – 60th Anniversary
Information and activities by Amnesty International - Good to speak about it. Even better to apply it!
Information by the International Federation of the Human Rights Leagues (FIDH)
Activities in Switzerland
- «être». The Face of Human Rights (pdf, 32 pp.)
Foto exhibition by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Agenda for Human Rights: a Swiss Initiative
more on this on humanrights.ch, December 2008 - 60 Jahre Allgemeine Erklärung der Menschenrechte
Dossier (in German/French) by the Swiss section of Amnesty International, with several links - More activities
On the calendar of humanrights.ch
Didactic Material
- Online-Manual «Compass»
Exercices on human rights issues for groups of young people - International UNESCO Education Server for Civic, Peace and Human Rights Education
multilingual website - Human Rights Day
Didactic materail on Human Rights Education Associates - United Nations Cyber Schoolbus
Didactic material prepared by the UN
Online Games
- Through the Wild Web Woods
Interactive online game on children's rights, prepared by the Council of Europe - Know Your Rights 2008
Quiz prepared by the United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe about the UDHR
Update: 10.12.2008
