The sources of 'rights talk' : Some are Catholic.

From: Commonweal | Date: October 12, 2001| Author: Glendon, Mary Ann | Copyright information

On December 10, 1948, the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). There were no dissenting votes, although the Soviet bloc, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa recorded abstentions. The Declaration quickly became the principal inspiration of the postwar international human-rights movement; the model for the majority of rights instruments in the world--over ninety in all; and it serves today as the single most important reference point for discussion...

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