Human rights

img

HUMAN RIGHTS

Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home- so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any map of the world. Yet they are the world of the individual person: the neighborhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the factory, farm, or office where he works. Such are the places where every man, woman, and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, and equal dignity without discrimination.

Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. Without concerted citizen action to uphold them so close to home, we shall look in vain for progress in the larger world.
Eleanor RooseveltRemarks at presentation of booklet on human rights, In Your Handsto the United Nations Commission on Human RightsUnited Nations, New York (March 27, 1958)
img
img
img
img
img
img
img
img
img

Click here to open a 22Things printable flyer.

Print copies to hand out to friends, family, and strangers. Make sure to write in your username in the blank spot. The more people you get to join 22Things, the higher your community membership percentage will be. You will also be increasing your "members sponsored" list, making you eligible for 22Things performance awards.