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Courtyard Climate Protection Human Rights - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "there is a - groundbreaking ruling - by the courtyard - ECHR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "about - climate protection - and human rights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "this ruling is - juridically - perfect !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "clearly - and simple - the ECHR rules !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "in the landmark case - that human rights - violated by Swiss inaction - on climate !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "a NGO of older Swiss women - wins this historic - climate court ruling !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "the ECHR demands - more Swiss - climate protection !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and better - climate policies - by the Swiss government !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the 17 judges - must have been aware - of the historic - significance !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "of this ruling - and wanted to leave - no room for interpretation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the court finds in favour - of the group - weak government climate policies !"

 

 

 

 

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• "violated fundamental human rights - the European court of human rights - ECHR !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "has ruled - with this landmark decision - the ECHR raises - judicial pressure - on governments !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the court is based in Strasbourg - the convention was adopted - within the context of the !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "Council of Europe - and all of its - 46 member states !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - ( mainly European states - but not only ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "are contracting parties - to the convention - the court's primary means !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "of judicial interpretation - is the - living instrument doctrine !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "meaning that the convention - is interpreted - in light of - present-day conditions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "international law scholars - consider the ECHR - to be !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "the most effective - international human rights court - in the world !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the court’s top bench ruled - that Switzerland !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "had violated - the rights of the group - to family life !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the court found - that Switzerland had failed - to comply !"

 

 

 

 

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• "with its duties - to climate protection - it also set out a path !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "for organisations - to bring further cases - on behalf of applicants !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the Swiss verdict - opens up all 46 members - of the Council of Europe !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "to similar cases - in national courts - Joie Chowdhury !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - ( attorney at the - Centre for International Environmental Law campaign group ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "says "this judgment - leaves no doubt about - climate protection"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "and human rights - we expect this ruling - to influence - climate action !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and climate litigation - across Europe - and far beyond !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the court ruled - that Swiss authorities - had not acted - in time !"

 

 

 

 

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• "to come up - with a good enough - strategy - to cut emissions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "it also found - the applicants - had not had appropriate access - to justice in Switzerland !"

 

 

 

 

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• "but it also rejected - some cases of - individual applicants !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Charlotte Blattner - a researcher at the University of Berne - who specialises !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "in climate law - says "the court - had delivered - a bold judgment"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "in favour of a - viable future - the nature - and gravity !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "of the climate - and the urgency - to effectively - respond to it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "needs adequate actions - by the governments - and accountability !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "with policies - aligned with the - Paris Agreement target !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - ( 1.5 - degrees Celsius ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "climate protection - as a human right - this definition-shifting !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "court ruling - means - nearly 50 governments !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "must now contend - with a new era of - climate litigation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "while the judgment itself - does not include any penalties !"

 

 

 

 

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• "it does establish - a potent precedent - that people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "can use - to sue governments - in national courts !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the court’s conclusion - governments have to protect - their citizens !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "humans - have a right - to safety - from climate catastrophes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "that is rooted - in their right !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "to life - privacy - and family !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the definition-shifting decision - from the court - representing almost !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "700 million people - will now have to contend - with a new era !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "of litigation - from climate-stricken communities - alleging inaction !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "a 2019 - Dutch Supreme Court verdict - forced the Netherlands !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "to slash - its greenhouse gas emissions - by 25 percent !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "but 2024 - is shaping up - to be a turning point !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "for climate litigation - redefining - who has a right to sue !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "over climate issues - what arguments - they can use - and whom they can target !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "experts overwhelmingly expect - that this ruling - will reverberate !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "across future lawsuits - both in Europe - and globally - the judgment !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "even includes specifics - about what steps - governments must take !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "to comply - with their new - climate-related - human rights - obligations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the list includes things - like a concrete deadline - to reach !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "climate neutrality - a pathway - to getting there !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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• "and evidence - the country - is actually on that path !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

UN Expert on Human Rights - Francois Crepeau: LINK ¤ B B C

 

 

 

 

• "the human rights lawyer - and university professor - as well as !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "co-founder - and scientific director of the - Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Human Rights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

• "in a modern system - the detention conditions - should resemble those outside !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "in order to easier - resocialise them !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "this is the reason - why Denmark - has such a low - reoffense rate !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the Human Rights Council - has to act - upon the expertise - of independent experts !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

• "but the better - he as rapporteur - of the human rights commission !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "did his work - the more his work - was criticised !"

 

 

 

 

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• "by a single country - like Russia - or China !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the UN - has to reform - its human rights organs - profoundly !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

• "a convention - for the rights of detainees !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "particularly important is - to ratify - the additional protocol - to the convention of torture !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "generally - there should be - the creation of a !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "global court - of justice - for human rights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "which even supersedes - the competencies - of the European Court of Human Rights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "and which serves - as a basis - for all !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amnesty International - AI: LINK ¤ AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

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• "Amnesty International - is a non-governmental organization !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "focusing on - human rights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Amnesty demands - justice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "for a world - in which - every person - enjoys - all of the human rights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "for expample - enshrined in the - Universal Declaration of Human Rights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Human Rights Watch - HRW: LINK ¤ HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

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• "Human Rights Watch - is an international non-governmental organization !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "for human rights - and to defend !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the rights - of people - worldwide !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the work of HRW - is guided - by international - human rights - and humanitarian law !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "and respect - for the dignity - of each human being !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Freedom House: LINK ¤ FREEDOM HOUSE

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International Organization for Migration - IOM: LINK ¤ I O M

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• "IOM - is committed - to humane - and orderly migration !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "to the principle - of humane societies - for the benefit - of all !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the IOM gives - explicit recognition - to the link - between !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "economic - social - cultural - and sustainable - development !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

European Court of Human Rights - ECHR: LINK ¤ ECHR

International Criminal Court: LINK ¤ I C C

UNHCR: LINK ¤ UNHCR

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the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: LINK ¤ UNITED NATIONS

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• "the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - UDHR - is a milestone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "document - in the history of human rights - 1948 - in Paris !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the declaration - is proclaimed - by the United Nations General Assembly - resolution 217 A !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "as a common standard - of achievements - for all peoples - and all nations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "it sets out - fundamental human rights - to be universally protected !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "and it has been translated - into over 500 languages !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "preamble - "whereas recognition - of the inherent dignity"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "and of the equal - and inalienable rights - of all members !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "of the human family - is the foundation - of freedom !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "justice - and peace - in the world !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "article 1 - "all human beings - are born free - and equal - in dignity - and rights"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "they are endowed - with reason - and conscience - and should act !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "towards one another - in a spirit - of brotherhood !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "article 3 - "everyone has the right - to life - liberty - and security - of person"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAW - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ LAW

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• "law - is a system of rules - that are enforced !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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• "through social institutions - to govern behaviour !!!!!!!!!!!!"