The STC Rights and Freedoms Department Organizes a Symposium on the Declaration of Human Rights.

  The STC Rights and Freedoms Department organized in Aden today an illustrative symposium on the occasion of the 69th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

  The symposium gave a historical presentation on the milestone document that was drafted by representatives with different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world and sets out universal values and a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations. It establishes the equal dignity and worth of every person.

 The symposium touched on the positive impact of the Declaration, that thanks to it and States’ commitments to its principles, the dignity of millions has been uplifted and the foundation for a more just world has been laid. While its promise is yet to be fully realized, the very fact that it has stood the test of time is testament to the enduring universality of its perennial values of equality, justice and human dignity.

 The symposium explained how the Universal Declaration of Human Rights empowers every person. The principles enshrined in the Declaration are as relevant today as they were in 1948 and the need to stand up for our own rights and those of others. We can take action in our own daily lives, to uphold the rights that protect us all and thereby promote the kinship of all human beings.  

 Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December – the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This year, Human Rights Day kicks off a year-long campaign to mark the upcoming 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a milestone document that proclaimed the inalienable rights which everyone is inherently entitled to as a human being -- regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. It is the most translated document in the world, available in more than 500 languages.

Niran Souqqi -Head of Rights And Freedoms Department