The United Nations, "The International Bill of Human Rights"

"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights."


"The International Bill of Human Rights" consists of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the UN General Assembly on December 10, 1948, which was an international expression of inalienable human rights for all people, regardless of any superficial differences among them.In order to further this document from an expressive international document into more binding international law, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights were treaties put into effect in 1976, binding signatories to the document to work for rights and freedoms described in the various articles in the treaties, including the right to life, freedom from torture, rights to just wages and safe working conditions, etc. This book, edited by Paul Williams also contains a forward by ex-president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter,and an afterward by Nobel Peace Prize winner, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel who point out the importance of international recognition of the rights of all humans at the various levels that our civilizations and societies interact.

Links:
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 60th Anniversary

Citation Information:
Williams, P. (1981). The International Bill of Human Rights. Glen Ellen, CA: Entwhistle Books.