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Article: The Declaration 60 years on: A triumph of humanity; (Statement at the UN Human Rights Council 7th Session, United Nations Human Rights Council March 2008, Geneva, Switzerland.).(Opinion & Editorial)
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- March 12, 2008
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Byline: Foreign Affairs Secretary ALBERTO G. ROMULO
SIX decades ago, our nations were drawn together in an historic undertaking. The world was reeling then from the ravages of a global war.
Foremost in our minds was the knowledge that the tyranny of rulers and the technology of warfare can unleash an unprecedented capacity to hurt, maim and destroy.
We vowed never to allow that to happen ever again.
As one undivided and indivisible family, we vowed together to uphold the sanctity of the human person, to promote human rights, and to protect man and woman from every force that would violate their beings.
Drafting the Declaration ...