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Dec 10, 2007 statement by Nancy Karetak-Lindell on the issue of Anti-Semitism & Intolerance

Statement by Nancy Karetak-Lindell



 

Ms. Nancy Karetak-Lindell (Nunavut, Lib.): KaretN@parl.gc.ca

 

"Mr. Speaker, today is International Human Rights Day, starting a year long commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

 

The theme for 2008, "Dignity and Justice for All of Us", reinforces the vision of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The UDHR is not a luxury or a wish list. It is a commitment to universal dignity and justice.

 

Adopted in 1948, the declaration continues to be a source of inspiration for national and international efforts to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms.

 

Sixty years on, we pay tribute to the extraordinary vision of the declaration's original drafters and to the many human rights defenders around the world who have struggled to make their vision a reality.

 

I would like to quote the UN home page as it reads today. It states:

 

The Declaration belongs to each and every one of us--read it, learn it, promote it and claim it as your own. "