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+ | == External links and references == | ||
+ | *[http://www.un.org/en/rights/index.shtml| Human Rights (United Nations)] | ||
+ | *[http://www.iidh.org/index.php| The International Institute of Human Rights] | ||
+ | *[http://www.ihrlaw.org/| The International Justice Resource Center (IJRC)] | ||
+ | *[http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml| The Universal Declaration of Human Rights] | ||
+ | *[http://www.youtube.com/user/humanrights| The Human Rights Channel on YouTube] |
Latest revision as of 13:35, 4 April 2014
Human Rights[edit]
Human Rights are basic rights which apply to all humans equally. The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that: All human beings are born free and equal in human dignity and rights. Despite what would seem to be simple and elementary truths regarding human rights, it continues to be a contested arena with different nations and cultures parsing and shading the meaning of human rights according to their own lights.