Given that less than 5% of the world knows of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights existence at this time, it seems that the only way to get the document seriously distributed is through the passports.
What I want is for governments to own their own document. It is for all people, but governments need to acknowledge its existence. Because passports are the official representation of government, if the declaration is in all passports, it becomes an official documentation of the world.
I would like you to WRITE A SIMPLE LETTER of this affect, asking your senator, congressmen and our new government to do this. If the United States Government were to do this, it would send a good signal to the rest of the world that we intend to live by international standards and would signal that the new government is quite serious about protecting the rights of all people.
All it takes to get this done is a presidential order. It doesn't need any new legislation.
Thanks for your support,
Jack Healey
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Posted by Content Uploader on February 22, 2011 2:28 am
Comment by Deloria Many Grey Horses on December 22, 2009 at 8:04am
I really love this video and it is amazing to see how we can take a historical document such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and give it a new perspective by using new social media that shines light on basic Human Rights! We use this video in all of our workshops and are proud to share this video amongst youth.
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Comment by Bernice A. See on January 1, 2010 at 12:52am
Thanks Deloria for this wonderful campaign! Especially for governments which do not respect the rights of people, I agree that putting this on passports will allow all holders that they are protected with an international human rights instruments. This will be very helpful for migrant workers who often are abused by both employers and labor recruiters. Any takers from the countries?