The only compensation, gained through the influence of nongovernmental organizations, consisted in slightly broadening for private individuals the possibility of access and appeal to the agencies enforcing the Covenant concerned with civil and political rights. — Rene Cassin Copy Share Image
As corollaries to the right of every individual to life and to full participation in society, the Declaration incorporated in the list of human rights the right to work and a certain number of economic, social, and cultural rights. — Rene Cassin Copy Share Image
The only compensation, gained through the influence of nongovernmental organizations, consisted in slightly broadening for private individuals the possibility of access and appeal to… — Rene Cassin Copy Share Image
The single outstanding exception was the broad yet precise mandate communicated by the General Assembly in 1946 to prepare as soon as possible the… — Rene Cassin Copy Share Image
The implementation measures of both Covenants, but especially those of the Covenant concerning civil and political rights, were considerably weakened to the point where… — Rene Cassin Copy Share Image
As a consequence of these hesitations and of the vague character of such innovations, the Commission on Human Rights itself had doubts from the… — Rene Cassin Copy Share Image
And as a child I was filled with passionate admiration for acts of civic courage I had seen performed by an elderly military doctor,… — Rene Cassin Copy Share Image
Similarly, the problem of the rights of the state in the disposition of inheritances left by individuals presents social aspects of the first importance. — Rene Cassin Copy Share Image
As corollaries to the right of every individual to life and to full participation in society, the Declaration incorporated in the list of human… — Rene Cassin Copy Share Image
The other salient characteristic of the Declaration is its universality: it applies to all human beings without any discrimination whatever; it also applies to… — Rene Cassin Copy Share Image
How is it that, once victory took form and the horrible spectacle of the extermination camps was revealed, we could have shamelessly broken the… — Rene Cassin Copy Share Image
I shall confess at the outset that it was only shortly after the beginning of this century that I entered active life - with… — Rene Cassin Copy Share Image
As a privileged survivor of the First World War, I hope I may be allowed to interject here a deeply felt tribute to those… — Rene Cassin Copy Share Image
The exploitation of women, mass hunger, disregard for freedom of conscience and for freedom of speech, widespread and racial discrimination all these evils are… — Rene Cassin Copy Share Image
