The rights of every man

Article Abstract:

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations on Dec 10, 1948, contains 30 articles of great importance for individual freedom. However, it is clear that basic human rights continue to be disregarded in many different ways in many different countries. It is now time to begin again to establish human rights. This may even involve abandoning sovereign rights to protect the individual. It must now be recognized that disregard for human rights has caused society to betray an innate sense of survival, with compassion having been overwhelmed by political expedience.

Social aspects, Column

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No action, no rights

Article Abstract:

There is now an urgent need for concerted action to protect human rights in the UK, and in particular to ensure that human rights are enforced in a meaningful way for ordinary citizens. Indeed, it can be argued that a national civil rights movement is required. Successive governments have placed strong emphasis on human rights, but for many ordinary people official commitment to human rights has not meant that human rights are upheld in practice. There is still a significant culture of racism within major institutions in the UK, despite extensive anti-discrimination legislation.

United Kingdom, Social policy

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Getting closer to freedom by the hour

Article Abstract:

Student demonstrations in Burma were extremely inspiring, even for someone who was naturally shy, according to Nita Yin Yin May, who in Nov 1990 was charged by the authorities in Burma with leakage of state secrets. She worked as information officer at the British embassy in the late 1980s, and attracted negative attention from the authorities because she allowed foreign journalists to gain access to democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi, with whom she identifies closely. She feels that precious time was stolen from her while she was in prison.

Interview, Myanmar, Nita Yin Yin May

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