December 10 th, the world celebrates the universal Declaration of Human Rights, proclaimed and adopted by the U.N General Assembly 60 years ago. The memories of the horrors of the second world war gave an impetus to the human rights movement, In 1948 this resulted in the proclamation of the universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Universal Declaration translated in to nearly 350 national and local Languages.
To day it is more important than ever before to realise that promoting and respecting human rights is linked to the goal of guaranteeing human security, democracy and prosperity can only be achieved in societies where fundamental freedoms are respected. As former U.N Secretary General Kofi Annan said" Humanity will not enjoy Security with out development, It will not enjoy development with out security, and it will not enjoy either with out respect for human rights."
The fight for security must go hand in hand with policies aimed at reinforcing democratisation, social and economic development, empowering people and strengthening international dialogue. And when civilisation and human dignity are at stake, we must share the burden of the necessary fight against terror and international criminality
Prof John Kurakar
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