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	Human Rights Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In addition, it is traditionally on 10 December that the five-yearly United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights are awarded.
		The date was chosen to honour the United Nations General Assembly's adoption and proclamation, on 10 December 1948, of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the first global enunciation of human rights.
		The day is a high point in the calendar of UN headquarters in New York City, United States, and is normally marked by both high-level political conferences and meetings and by cultural events and exhibitions dealing with human rights issues.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Human_Rights_Day (336 words)

	Amnesty International - Nobel Lecture
		The first step was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted in 1948 in the belief that "recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world".
		The laws themselves have in some cases constituted appalling violations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, making a mockery of justice.
		The Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirms the right to life and asserts that no one shall be subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment.
	nobelprize.org /peace/laureates/1977/amnesty-lecture.html (3668 words)

	Human Rights Education: UNESCO SHS
		The Plan of Action was launched on 10 December 2004, Human Rights Day, dedicated by the Office of the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights (OHCHR) and UNESCO to human rights education.
		In UNESCO’s perspective, human rights education is an integral part of the content and purpose of quality education for all and is seen within the framework of the fulfilment of the right to education.
		Human rights education is also promoted through UNESCO networks, such as the Associated Schools Project Network, the network of UNESCO Chairs in Human Rights, Democracy, Peace and Tolerance and the network of Human rights research and training institutions and other educational networks.
	portal.unesco.org /shs/en/ev.php-URL_ID=3516&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html (1098 words)

	Human Rights Day: background
		The United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights was established in 1966 by a resolution of the General Assembly, 19 December 1966.
		The United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights is an award given to individuals and organisations in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms.
		The Prize is always awarded on this date, as 10 December is the anniversary of the proclamation of the UDHR, and was declared Human Rights Day by a resolution of the General Assembly in 1950.
	www.un.org /events/humanrights/2003/background.html (1221 words)

	United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The United Nations Prizes in the Field of Human Rights were instituted by a United Nations General Assembly resolution in 1966.
		They are intended to "honour and commend people and organizations which have made an outstanding contribution to the promotion and protection of the human rights embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in other United Nations human rights instruments".
		The recipients are selected by a special committee comprising the presidents of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council and the chairs of the Commission on Human Rights, the Commission on the Status of Women, and the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_Nations_Prize_in_the_Field_of_Human_Rights (478 words)

	2003 United Nations Human Rights Prize
		The United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights is an honorary award given to individuals and organizations in recognition of outstanding achievement in human rights.
		The Prize is an opportunity not only to give public recognition to the achievements of the recipients themselves, but also to send a clear message to human rights defenders the world over that the international community is grateful for, and supports, their tireless efforts to promote all human rights for all.
		The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has already sent written requests for nominations to Member States, UN programmes and agencies and the approximately two hundred and fifty non-governmental organizations accredited to this year’s session of the Commission on Human Rights.
	www.unhchr.ch /prize2003/hrprize.htm (354 words)

	Educating for Human Rights
		In 2003 Shulamith Koenig was awarded the United Nations Prize in the field of Human Rights.
		Shula is currently supervising an initiative she had developed the creation of human rights cities and Regional Learning Institutions for human rights education, which is now a UNDP Global Program to be implemented in the field by PDHRE.
		She has edited and published several Human Rights resource packets, audio visual training materials about the human rights of women and" Passport to Dignity" comprehensive workbook examining the Beijing Plan of action within a holistic human rights framework.
	www.ualberta.ca /~hre04/EducatingHR.html (125 words)

	UNITED NATIONS: 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF DECLARATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
		United Nations, Dec 10 (IPS/Farhan Haq) -- Human rights activists, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration for Human Rights, Thursday urged all nations to continue the fight against impunity.
		The United Nations conferred one of its 1998 Human Rights Prizes to "all human rights defenders all over the world" and honoured President Carter and four others for their special contributions.
		Many of the awardees of the prize, which is given every five years, also pointed to advances in rights in their own nations.
	www.sunsonline.org /trade/process/followup/1998/12140498.htm (857 words)

	1325 PeaceWomen E-News: Issue #34
		The 2003 Prize will be presented by UN General Assembly President, Jan Kavan, at an event at UN Headquarters in New York on 10 December 2003, as part of the annual commemoration of Human Rights Day.
		Although the new draft upholds the principle of human rights, there is no explicit guarantee of women's equality.
		The report examines gender-based abuses of women and girls in school, in long-term unions, in situations relating to property and inheritance rights, in traditional practices such as female genital mutilation, and in situations of armed conflict.
	www.peacewomen.org /news/1325News/issue34.html (2719 words)

	M2 Presswire: United Nations to observe Human Rights Day at Headquarters on 10 December.@ HighBeam Research
		The United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights will be awarded at the meeting of the General Assembly from 10 - 11 a.m.
		A number of special events to observe Human Rights Day will take place at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Wednesday, 10 December 2003.
		United Nations to observe Human Rights Day at Headquarters on 10 December.
	highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:111029444&... (205 words)

	APAN Peace Operations Human Rights Reports
		Most chapters examine significant human rights developments in a particular country; the response of global actors, such as the European Union, Japan, the United States, the United Nations, and various regional organizations; and the freedom of local human rights defenders to conduct their work.
		Human rights abuses increased in many Asia Pacific countries, particularly in the context of armed conflicts.
		This report shows not only the failures of human rights protection but also the indomitable courage and determination of human rights activists whatever the challenges they face — and the vital role they play in a world beset by poverty, war and repression.
	www.apan-info.net /peace_operations/human_rights_reports.asp (380 words)

	Yale World Fellow Hauwa Ibrahim Wins Top Human Rights Award
		The Sakharov Prize recognizes achievement in the field of human rights, protecting minorities, defense of international cooperation or the development of democracy and the rule of law.
		New Haven, Conn. — Hauwa Ibrahim, a Nigerian human rights lawyer who is currently at Yale as a World Fellow, was among three joint winners of the European Parliament’s top human rights award.
		Czech reformer Alexander Dubcek, South African civil rights leader Nelson Mandela and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan are among previous recipients of the prize, which was first awarded in 1988.
	www.yale.edu /opa/newsr/05-10-28-01.all.html (470 words)

	China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe (CDPPAT) San Francisco Chinatown - The largest chinatown outside of Asia
		Deng Pufang, won the United Nations Prize in the field of Human Rights in December 2003.
		The China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe (CDPPAT) is coming to Northern California for a world-class performance - Sunday, May 14th at the Nob Hill Masonic Center at 7 p.m., S.F. The prime purpose of the tour is to raise funds for the Association of Chinese Families with the Disabled (ACFD).
		The international acclaimed CDPPAT has performed in 50 countries and has won many awards and prizes.
	www.sanfranciscochinatown.com /events/cdppat.html (131 words)

	Humanitarian Information Center Conakry Guinea - Earlier updates
		The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator, supported by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), is responsible for the overall management of the UN's humanitarian work in Guinea.
		On 17 December the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) suspended the disarmament, demobilization and rehabilitation of an estimated 40,000 former Liberian combatants, which it began on December 7.
		The field review is due to arrive in Conakry on Wednesday 25 June, carry out a field trip to Nzérékoré on Thursday 26 June, and meet with representatives of the Government, Donors, NGOs and the UN Country Team in Conakry on Friday 27 June.
	www.humanitarianinfo.org /guinea/earlierupdates.htm (6782 words)

	DFID Country Profiles Asia Jordan
		The Jordanian Family Protection Project, funded by DFID,won the United Nations Prize in the field of human rights in December 2003.
		This prize is awarded every five years for outstanding contributions to the promotion and protection of human rights.
		The project is a groundbreaking initiative both in Jordanian society and internationally because of its holistic and rights-based approach to reducing all forms of abuse and family violence.
	www.dfid.gov.uk /countries/asia/jordan.asp (187 words)

	Newsline
		UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy said it was significant that activists for women's and children's rights are among the recipients of the 1998 United Nations Prizes in the Field of Human Rights, awarded today by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
		Thursday, 10 December 1998: With activities highlighting the importance of children's and women's rights, UNICEF joined the United Nations family today in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the landmark document which led to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
		"It is fitting that this prize is being awarded today, 50 years after the world recognized the importance of universal human rights and nearly ten years after children's rights were enshrined in the CRC," Ms.
	www.unicef.org /newsline/98pr65.htm (321 words)

	The Latest News from Human Rights Watch
		As the United Nations General Assembly this week begins its annual consideration of human rights in Burma, Human Rights Watch urges U.N. member states to call on the ruling State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) to immediately and unconditionally release opposition supporters and to ease restrictions on freedom of expression, association, and assembly.
		Human Rights Watch today urged all parties to the conflict in East Timor to respect humanitarian law after reported abuses by both the Indonesian army and East Timorese independence supporters near the town of Alas, Manufahi district, East Timor.
		Human Rights Causes of the Famine in Sudan (September 16)
	www.hrw.org /press98/dec/new-prs1220.htm (2104 words)

	World Council of Whalers - The United Voice of Whaling Peoples
		The Premier of the Greenland Home Rule Government and two former Greenland Premiers (together with other parliamentarians) nominated Ingmar for the 2003 United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights for his lifetime of solid accomplishments in this field.
		Ingmar was a tireless worker for the promotion of human rights of indigenous peoples around the world.
		Ingmar Egede died on August 9, 2003 -- the United Nations’ Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.
	www.worldcouncilofwhalers.com /publications/News/tribute_to_ingmar.htm (497 words)

	Network
		In December 2003, the United Nations General Assembly awarded MARWOPNET the prestigious United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights.
		In his report to the Security Council in April 2001 (S/2001/434), the United Nations Secretary-General, Mr Kofi Annan, commended MARWOPNET’s positive contributions to peace building.
		by the United Nations Security Council in October 2000.
	www.fasngo.org /en/network/NGOnet.htm (542 words)

	UN Human Rights prize a great honour and renewed impetus for progress — Queen Rania
		The United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights was instituted by the General Assembly in 1966.
		The celebration was the central part of the annual General Assembly commemoration of Human Rights Day, a special one this year since 2003 marks the 55th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action.
		This is the first time such an award, given every five years to individuals or institutions working in human rights, has been granted to a project team.
	www.jordanembassyus.org /12152003004.htm (687 words)

	News-UN Award-English
		The United Nations Prizes in the Field of Human Rights were instituted by the General Assembly in 1966 to be awarded for the first time on 10 December 1968 on the occasion of the commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
		The United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights is an honorary award given to individuals and organisations in recognition of their outstanding achievement in human rights.
		The 2003 Prize was presented by UN General Assembly President, H.E. Julian R. Hunte, at an event at UN Headquarters in New York on 10 December 2003, as part of the annual commemoration of Human Rights Day.
	www.nonviolentpeaceforce.org /english/member/moaward.asp (385 words)

	University of Minnesota Human Rights Library
		Guidelines on the Role of Prosecutors, Eighth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Havana, 27 August to 7 September 1990, U.N. Doc.
		United Nations Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency (The Riyadh Guidelines), G.A. res.
		Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers, Eighth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Havana, 27 August to 7 September 1990, U.N. Doc.
	www1.umn.edu /humanrts/instree/ainstls1.htm (3935 words)

	UN Decade for Human Rights Education
		The Decade was proclaimed by the United Nations in December 1994, in response to a suggestion made at the World Conference on Human Rights in Geneva the previous year.
		Other Tunisian initiatives include the establishment of human rights chairs in law schools, implementation of human rights training for teachers and law enforcement officials, awarding of an annual human rights prize, and strengthening civic education in schools.
		The initiative seeks the involvement of governments, national institutions, non-governmental organizations, professional associations, individuals, and all sectors of civil society in building a global partnership for human rights through education, training, and public information.
	www.fulbright.org /prize/1999/undecade.htm (563 words)

	Online edition of Daily News - News
		I do so less than four months after the Untied Nations lost its chief human rights defender - Sergio Vieira de Mello, the High Commissioner for Human Rights - who died along with 21 other dedicated servants of peace and human rights in the attack on United Nations headquarters in Baghdad.
		Human rights defenders stand in the front lines of protection, casting the bright light of human rights into the darkest corners of tyranny and abuse.
		Yet most defenders of human rights receive little recognition or appreciation - and many continue to be attacked, harassed, or persecuted for doing their vital work.
	www.dailynews.lk /2003/12/10/new23.html (404 words)

	Women's WORLD
		On December 2nd, 2003, the UN announced the six recipients of its quinquennial (five years) United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights.
		Shulamith Koenig, honored for creating a global human rights culture through her establishment of the People’s Decade for Human Rights Education.
		The six awardees were honored at ceremonies that took place at UN Headquarters in New York on December 10, 2003, International Human Rights Day.
	www.wworld.org /programs/newItem.asp?eventID=46 (333 words)

	The New School Commencement
		On November 1989, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
		Among his numerous awards are the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame Award and Rockefeller and Guggenheim Fellowships in Playwrighting, and in 1999 he was awarded a National Humanities Medal by the President of the United States.
		He is a recipient of fellowships from the MacArthur Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Humanities Center, and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
	www.newschool.edu /commencement/2005/honorary.html (1645 words)

	WCRWC -
		In 1998, the UN Secretary-General awarded Angelina with a United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
		Angelina and the CPA have succeeded in bringing national and international attention to their cause, and have raised their concerns with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and at high-level meetings between representatives of the governments of Uganda and Sudan.
		Angelina also addressed the Security Council on Oct. 23, 2002, on the situation in northern Uganda and the plight of abducted children.
	www.womenscommission.org /projects/children/atyam/bio.shtml (355 words)

	UNSG Report on WPS: Peace processes and negotiations
		The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) advocated the inclusion of gender-specific responses in the peace process in Liberia, and in particular, for the prioritization and recognition of the rights of women and girls associated with fighting forces.
		I urge Member States, entities of the United Nations and civil society to develop comprehensive guidelines and training initiatives based on the framework of model provisions on promoting gender equality in peace agreements.
		Various initiatives of Member States, the United Nations and civil society have focused on supporting and increasing the representation of women in
	www.peacewomen.org /resources/Peace_Negotiations/SGReportPeaceNegos.html (868 words)

	Human Rights Education: Lesson for Life
		Human rights education is conducted on the basis of seminars, workshops and training courses for community leaders, local authorities, teachers and civil society organizations.
		This year, the question of human rights education is of particular importance since the international community is commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and promoting awareness of the significance of this document and of the legal instruments and action it has developed.
		This was a contribution to the UN Decade for Human Rights Education and two anniversaries: the 50th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 10th Anniversary of the Polish Ombudsman's Office which was the first to be established in Eastern Europe and the CIS.
	www.ohchr.org /english/about/publications/docs/50kit4.htm (14748 words)

	CHINA DISABLED PERSONS' FEDERATION
		It is a great privilege for me to be the first Chinese citizen and the first person with disability in wheelchair to receive the UN Prize in the Field of Human Rights.
		Deng Pufang, along with three other elite advocates of human rights, including the late UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Sergio de Mello, and two organizations, will receive the award next Wednesday on the Human Rights Day.
		Statement on the Occasion of Receiving The United Nations
	www.cdpf.org.cn /english (286 words)

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