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The declaration at 60

Sixty years after its creation, our writers debate what the Universal Declaration of Human Rights means today. Plus: AC Grayling marks the occasion by blogging the UDHR

10 December 2008

  • The price of rights

    Kenneth Roth

  • People power

    Kate Allen

  • Fighting state censorship

    Padraig Reidy

  • Why we back human rights

  • The 'end' of human rights

    Costas Douzinas

  • Rome was not built in a day

    AC Grayling

9 December 2008

8 December 2008

  • Shami Chakrabarti

    Taking liberties with the law

    Shami Chakrabarti

    Shami Chakrabarti: Britain's justice secretary, Jack Straw, has become the master of mindless authoritarianism

  • Speak for yourself

    AC Grayling

    AC Grayling: The Declaration at 60: Articles 18 and 19 of the UDHR are unequivocal - the rule of free speech should not be freely forgotten

  • Civil liberties have yet to alleviate the world's misery

    Francesca Klug

    Francesca Klug: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is just as relevant as when it was first conceived

7 December 2008

  • Rights demand strong institutions

    Desmond Tutu and Mary Robinson

    Desmond Tutu and Mary Robinson: Sixty years after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we need legislative muscle to back up our ideals

  • A universal revolution

    Aryeh Neier

    Aryeh Neier: Our 60-year fight to have human rights respected worldwide has effected radical changes in politics, economics and justice

  • A place called home

    AC Grayling

    AC Grayling: The Declaration at 60: The drafters wanted everyone to belong somewhere, but not be imprisoned by that belonging

6 December 2008

  • Europe's big brothers

    Thomas Hammarberg and Ben Hayes

    Thomas Hammarberg and Ben Hayes: As we celebrate the human rights legacy of the last 60 years, the right to a private life is threatened more than ever

  • Our stake in free speech

    Inayat Bunglawala

    Inayat Bunglawala: Muslim organisations should support basic freedoms – especially organisations whose own freedom is restricted

  • The return of Jix

    AC Grayling

    AC Grayling: The Declaration at 60: Britain has the reputation of leading the world in intrusions upon its citizens; we are the most snooped upon of all states

5 December 2008

  • We know where you live

    AC Grayling

    AC Grayling: The Declaration at 60: We have surrendered our right to privacy to technology and government interference – but we can still win it back

4 December 2008

  • Our debt to Magna Carta

    AC Grayling

    AC Grayling: The Declaration at 60: Now to the heart of the matter: the Declaration makes much of law and its rule, for without them, rights are worthless rhetoric

3 December 2008

  • Freedom without borders

    AC Grayling

    AC Grayling: The Declaration at 60: Few states, including those that chant the mantra of democracy, are guiltless of subjecting their enemies to torture or slavery

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