A CREATIVE PLATFORM FOR PEOPLE
TO UNITE AS ONE VOICE
FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
“The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.”
— Albert Einstein
72 VOICES
Let’s Come Together is committed to advancing human rights, one initiative at a time.
Our focus this year is to build a repository of wisdom to address the critical human rights issues we face as a global community in 2020.
In commemoration of the 72nd anniversary of the ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we are curating 72 voices from all fields and all corners of the world. The collected insights will feature in a podcast intended to stimulate reflection and inspire positive change.
ON DECEMBER 10, 1948, UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS WAS ADOPTED BY THE UNITED NATIONS PROCLAIMING THE INHERENT RIGHTS OF ALL HUMAN BEINGS. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT WAS THE DRIVING FORCE IN CREATING THE CHARTER OF LIBERTIES WITH THE UN COMMISSION.
“Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world…”
The Declaration required signed treaties to become binding as international law. Thus the Human Rights Commission produced two major documents: the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). Both became international law in 1976.
Together with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, these two covenants comprise what is known as the “International Bill of Human Rights”, hailed as “A Magna Carta for all humanity”. As of August 2002, 145 states were party to the Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights; and 148 states were party to the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Both covenants guaranteed rights of every individual without discrimination of any kind such as race, color, sex, language, religion political or other opinion; national or social origin, property, birth or status”
“When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will find peace”
– Jimi Hendrix
