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Declaration of Human Rights It originated in th e U nited N ations C h arter w hich stressed ‘‘th e dignity and w o rth of th e hum an person.” The Commission of H um an R ights, established in 1946 w ith E leanor Roosevelt as its firs t chairm an, studied and evaluated th e D eclaration, and a fte r alm ost th re e years of d ra ftin g and debate, th e Decla ratio n w as finally adopted on Dec. 10, 1948, by th e U N Gen. A ssem bly. Its contents rem ind us of our D eclaration of Independence. H ere are noted th e basic free doms g uaran teed to A m ericans by our C onstitution. B ut th e D eclaration of H um an R ig h ts is no t law- It is, by design, “a com mon stan d ard of achievem ent fo r all peoples and n ations . . .” its 30 articles fall roughly into fo u r categories: P ersonal rig h ts including fre e dom of conscience and th e rig h t “to m an ifest religion or belief in teaching, practice, w orship and observance” ; lib erty and se cu rity of p e rso n s; privacy of hom e and fam ily lif e ; th e rig h t to trav el and leave a country. Econom ic rig h ts — th e rig h t to a job w ith fa ir w orking con ditions and pay, to own p roper ty , to have re s t and leisure and a fa ir stan d ard of living. Political and social rig h ts & freedom to assem ble peacefully and join any legitim ate organiza tion, th e rig h t to tak e p a rt in governm ent and vote, to receive equal protection under law, to enjoy a full cultural life. O ther rig h ts include -— th e rig h t to education, th e freedom of opinion and expression and th e rig h t to equal opportunity in all areas of life, “w ith ou t dis tinction of any kind, such as race, color, sex, language, re ligion, national or social origin.” D uring th e 20 y ears of its ex istence th is D eclaration inspired m any im p o rtan t U.N. decisions- B rick by brick its Com missions and th e Specialized Agencies constructed a worldwide code of h u m a n -r і g h t s law. These achievem ents will certainly be underlined a t th e an n iversary observance, as will th e deficien cies w hich are num erous. The non-governm ental organi zations are planning a wide cam paign on b ehalf of th e an n iv er sary. The N ational Council of W om en of th e U. S. is u rg in g its m em ber organizations to observe th e H um an R ig hts y ear and to tak e app ro priate action to g et its principles th ro u g h in th e ir com m unities. The In tern atio nal W om en’s Alliance indicated in an article in its Ja n u a ry issue th a t th e hum an rig h ts of th e develop ing nations cannot be secured until th e ir basic hum an needs are fulfilled- L e t’s stud y th e D eclaration of H um an R igh ts fro m our point of view. Those of us w ho w ent into exile are deprived of th e rig h t to live in our hom eland. M any of us are separated from our fam ilies and our e ffo rts to b rin g th em to th is cou ntry are freq uen tly fru stra te d . M any of us w ere deprived of our proper ty and are too old and sick to m ake a living, These are th e inefficiencies of th e n ear p ast. B u t m illions of U krainians now su ffe r from dis crim ination in th e ir own coun try . T heir rig h t to education is distorted, th e ir freedom of opin ion and expression is denied and th e ir religious and cu ltu ral life is lim ited. T heir stan d ard of liv ing is so low th a t wom en are forced to w ork in inap p ro priate jobs w hich are often dam aging to th e ir h ealth. U krainian m o th ers have little influence over th e ir children, and U krainian youth is forced to look fo r jobs fa r beyond th e boundaries of th e ir hom eland. This is a tru e challenge fo r us, th e U krainian N ational W om en’s League- In th is In tern atio n al Y ear of H um an R ig h ts we should raise th ese questions th ro u g h d iffe ren t channels and m ake th em know n to everybody. W H A T IS H A PPE N IN G AT U N W LA ? M any C hapters sen t th e ir C hristm as g reetin gs to U k rain ian servicem en fig h tin g in V iet nam- Now th ey are p rep arin g packages and g reetin g cards fo r E aster. Our boys are g ra te ful fo r th is a tten tio n and our m em bers find it a tru ly rew ard ing task . * The U N W LA Regional Coun cil in Chicago in co-operation w ith other local organizations has opened a W elfare B ureau. It is located in th e U N W LA H ead q u arters a t 936 N. W estern Ave. and is open every S aturday. M rs. K atherin e H ulchiy is in charge of th e B ureau w hich h an dles Social S ecurity m atters, hos pital bills and w elfare cases. * UNW LA C hapter 49 in B uf falo, N. Y-, presented on Oct. 15, 1967 a C hildren’s T alent Show. Boys and girls talen ted in m u sic, dance and speech perform ed. A children’s choir com pleted th is show, attended by p aren ts and o th er children. X V . U W L A Convention — July 5-7, 1968 in Chicago, 111. НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ЛЮТИЙ, 1968 19
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