Human Rights activists around the world celebrate the UDHR this December 2008

Schools, community groups, and organizations around the world will be marking the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) this week. A brief search on the internet shows symposiums and conferences scheduled for universities, such as at Harvard. NLG representatives travel to Paris International Committee representative Thom Cincotta will be attending a conference on the UDHR in Paris on December 11-12 sponsored by the International Association of Democratic Lawyers. For more information on this event, click here.

At the Carter Center in Atlanta, activists are holding a two-day conference “Restoring Rights: An Agenda for the New U.S. President”