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Without Want or Fear
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The World Today
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August 1, 2008
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Copyright informationCopyright Royal Institute of International Affairs Aug 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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The principles of justice and equality for all in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights have taken root in many places. But the goal of making them truly universal is far from being achieved. In December, the Declaration will turn sixty. That date also marks the end of a year-long United Nations campaign to celebrate the milestone.
tHERE IS MUCH TO CELEBRATE IN THIS SIXTIETH anniversary year. In the decades that followed the unveiling of the Universal Declaration in 1948, the Commission on Human Rights put in place a series of treaties which fleshed out the rights listed in the Declaration, including civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, as well as equality and ...