Human rights "turns 70". Given that the West is the only section of humanity that has been interested in humans rights, and the fact that the West is rapidly giving in to the barbarians - Islam, human rights is not very unlikely to grow much older.

Agree and most emphatically!

And given we have these human rights as global citizens!?

Am at loss to understand the sheer bloody-minded refusal by our alleged representatives to legislate a bill of irrevocable rights into our dated and archaic constitution.
Alan B.

According to Wikipedia The Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam (CDHRI) guarantees many of the same rights as the United Nations's Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) .... but restricts them explicitly to the limits set by the sharia. This greatly restricts rights with respect to the Universal Declaration, since for example, women and members of other religions do not have the same rights as men under sharia, and that freedom of expression can be severely limited for religious reasons: for example, blasphemy can even now be punishable by death ...

I am very sorry, Patricia, but I can't see any "beacon of hope".

Most of the rights in the UN Declaration you mention in your article are being overruled in the Islamic Declaration, and since Western countries, including Australia, are letting large numbers of followers of the Islamic Declaration into their countries, the UN Declaration will soon disappear in the garbage can of history.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights cannot therefore be celebrated, but can only be a commemoration of the deceased.

To quote in this context "Imagine" by John Lennon is a mockery, because he speaks of peace through the absence of religions. What we see today is the penetration of one religion into all realms.

Given the constant white anting from the Marxist Left, the identity politics and victim-claiming of Muslims in the West, and the cowardice and self-interest of the political class, we are in constant danger of losing our rights. Dutch politician, Geert Wilders, has this to say about rights:

“We live in an age where people like the idea of rights, as long as they do not have to pay a price for it. When duty and honour command them to defend those rights they often flee away and turn against those who do their duty”.

These people are “too tolerant of intolerance”. They think that by allowing freedom to the enemies of freedom, they “prove to the world that we stand for freedom”. But in reality, by refusing to draw boundaries to their tolerance, they are “handing away our freedom”.

certainly innocent human being within mother's wombs have no human rights. In this country you are in more trouble for killing a cockroach than a child.

I don't give a crap about the world, all I care about is Australia.

- And that stupid declaration you're getting all rosy about didn't grant us anything that we probably didn't already have. -

Also, your stupid globalist and political correct agendas make me sick.

"..right to a Nationality and freedom to change it"

What about the right to my nationality and the freedom to defend it?

- Against your stupid UN Migration Compacts, 2030 SDG agendas, Trade agreements, Social and Political agenda's etc; that effective steal my nations sovereignty out from under it?

What do I get then as you steal my country?
The right to be called ' white racist male' under your other agendas?

I don't like what you preach.
I wish you and others like you that sell this country out would stand in front of a bus, no offense.

I want the old Australia back before you and the loonies turn it into this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMXvFc5VxlU

Otherwise if you keep this pro-globalist agenda up I might soon find myself chucking rocks and torching the joint too.

Where is my yellow vest?

It’s time to take our country back!

Enough of this ridiculous globalist w-nk fest already.

The UN needed to stick with it's core purpose of preventing war and because it didn't it lost it's way. Standard Project Creep. Many of the ideals set out in the UDHR appear useful- it seems to contradict the CCPR at some levels- however the UN has become politicized and has lost the moral high ground- the UDHR can't save the UN- it was a tack on addendum. Because the UN didn't stick to it's core purpose it has jeopardized world peace- it's lost the trust of the world. The UN has become a centre of instability in the world and needs to be disbanded.

Hey Galen,
Welcome to the forum.

You know what the problem is?

By the time the people realise it's time for rocks and torches it will be pointless anyway because by then the country will have already been well and truly sold down the river LONG AGO by those smiling bastards who claim to represent our best interests.

Sadly, the Climate, Migration and Political Correctness agendas have already taken this country's future out of Australian hands.

- Sad But True -

Foreign troops have supposedly entered France to shut down the Yellow Vest movement.

They are doing this under whats known as 'Kigali Principles'.

The Kigali Principles on the Protection of Civilians are a non-binding set of eighteen (18) pledges for the effective and thorough implementation of the protection of civilians in UN peacekeeping. The principles on the Protection of Civilians emanated from the High-level International Conference on the Protection of Civilians held in Rwanda on 28-29 May 2015.

http://www.globalr2p.org/resources/985
http://www.globalr2p.org/media/files/kp-principles-1.pdf

11. To seek to enhance the arrangements for rapid deployment, including by supporting a full review of the UN’s standby arrangements, exploring a system in which earmarked units from troop and police contributing countries could be placed in readiness in order to ensure rapid troop deployment, and encouraging the utilis
ation of partnerships with regional organisations such as the African Union and its RECs.

What this basically means is 'Insurance Against Resistance To Globalism'.

If any nations citizens decides to fight back against globalist polices and tries to take matters into their own hands to restore their sovereignty, signatory states will send troops to shut any resistance down.

Can anyone please point to the scumbags responsible for stealing my country out from under my feet?

Sorry meant to add this one too.

"8. Not to hesitate to take action to protect civilians, in accordance with the rules of engagement, in the absence of an effective host government response or demonstrated willingness to carry out its responsibilities to protect civilians."

My goodness Patrica, I am sorry to inform you but the UNHCR as a UN
body is defunct. It is now managed and controlled by countries that
have not even signed the UN Human Rights Declaration, Treaty or
whatever it is called.
Not sure who is chair of the UNHCR at present, but recently it was
Saudi Arabia.
Frankly a person with diminished mental ability such as yourself,
check with the UNHCR people, they will explain the sharia limitations
on women, you should not really try to explain the UNHCR to men.

The UNHCR has become a standing joke, but as the joke is politically
incorrect we cannot even explain it to you.

Sorry if all that offends you but please put on a tantrum if you wish.

Dear Bazz,

You wrote;

“My goodness Patrica, I am sorry to inform you but the UNHCR as a UN
body is defunct. It is now managed and controlled by countries that
have not even signed the UN Human Rights Declaration, Treaty or
whatever it is called.
Not sure who is chair of the UNHCR at present, but recently it was
Saudi Arabia.
Frankly a person with diminished mental ability such as yourself,
check with the UNHCR....”

No, rather someone without the diminished capacity of yourself would not be confusing the UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees with the United Nations Human Rights Council -UNCHR.

The United Nations Human Rights Council is not defunct and it is not controlled by countries that have not signed the Declaration of Human Rights.

Saudi Arabia's membership will finish in 2019 and Australia's in 2020.

You asserted; “Not sure who is chair of the UNHCR at present, but recently it was Saudi Arabia.”

No it wasn't, ever. The UNHCR does not of itself have a chair rather it has a president, the current one is Mr Vojislav Šuc of Slovenia. No Saudi person has ever been president.

Indeed Saudi Arabia did not really get 'elected' to the Council at all. It got there because there were only four nominees from the Asia group. If there had been any competition at all then it is unlikely they would have got a seat.

The UN members have the right to kick a country off the council but the US have played a very dead bat to the suggestion of turfing Saudi Arabia. Perhaps you might need a word with your mate Trump.