Feature Stories http://www.america.govpublications/ejournalusa/1108/feature-stories.rss The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at Sixty http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/1108/feature-stories/the-universal-declaration-of-human-rights-at-sixty2 Why the Universal Declaration matters, what it says, and the results it produced. http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/1108/feature-stories/the-universal-declaration-of-human-rights-at-sixty2 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:51:58 -0500 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Launching and Sustaining a Revolution http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/1108/feature-stories/the-universal-declaration-of-human-rights-launching-and-sustaining-a-revolution The drafters of the Universal Declaration overcame significant political obstacles to produce a visionary document viewed by some as the 20th century’s “greatest achievement.” http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/1108/feature-stories/the-universal-declaration-of-human-rights-launching-and-sustaining-a-revolution Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:50:08 -0500 Who Wrote the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/1108/feature-stories/who-wrote-the-universal-declaration-of-human-rights2 While a number of prominent statesmen drafted the Universal Declaration, the final document reflects input from many nations. http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/1108/feature-stories/who-wrote-the-universal-declaration-of-human-rights2 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:48:00 -0500 Inventing Human Rights: An Empathetic Understanding http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/1108/feature-stories/inventing-human-rights-an-empathetic-understanding2 A new understanding of the individual, reflected in developments in the arts, helped to spark an understanding of and political commitment to human rights as we know them today. http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/1108/feature-stories/inventing-human-rights-an-empathetic-understanding2 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:46:37 -0500 Relativity and the Universal Declaration http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/1108/feature-stories/relativity-and-the-universal-declaration2 While nations and cultures differ on details, a broad cross-cultural consensus accepts the universality of fundamental human rights components. http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/1108/feature-stories/relativity-and-the-universal-declaration2 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:45:30 -0500