to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, ... in accordance with the present Charter. Article 8 The United Nations shall place no restrictions on the eligibility ... in Article 12, ...

December 2016, No. 4 Vol. LIII, Human Rights. T he United Nations was founded in the aftermath of the Second World War primarily as a guardian of peace and security in the world. From the very ...

I am delighted to join you for today’s discussion to address the critical role of human rights in achieving one of the principle objectives of the United Nations – the maintenance of ...

The states hammered out the “constitution” of a new United Nations. The preamble to the U.N. Charter includes these famous words: “We the peoples of the United Nations determined … to reaffirm faith ...

Before 1945 and the United Nations Charter, human rights simply did not exist in international law. An individual was only an “object” of international law and States, ...

GENEVA – The United States today was absent from a presentation (starting at 2:25:05) at the United Nations Human Rights Council by Special Rapporteur on Education Farida Shaheed detailing her ...