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Book SynopsisFifty years ago, the United Nations General Assembly adopted its Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In recent years however, the resolve of the UN to abide by the Universal Declaration has waned. The commitment to protecting human rights as a means for world stability and peace is at stake as groups of lobbyists seek to redefine traditional human rights. The editors of this book from the Family Research Council (FRC) have gathered a collection of essays from scholars, physicians, politicians, and human rights activists from all over the world. Each paper offers reflections on the UN''s past performance, as well as ideas for its future role in human rights protection. The book concludes with reflections by Alan Keyes, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Economic and Social Council. He argues that the UN cannot effectively represent principles of decency and right when it is itself composed of nations that do not observe decency and right.
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Preface; Introduction: Fifty Years of the UN Declaration of Human Rights Chapter 2 Historical Conditions Prompting the Declaration Chapter 3 Euthanasia and the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights Chapter 4 The Right to Health According to WHO Chapter 5 The Role of the United Nations in International Drug Control Chapter 6 Drug Legalization and the United Nations' Declaration of Human Rights Chapter 7 China's Laogai: A Gross Human Rights Violation Chapter 8 Human Rights and the Gender Perspective Chapter 9 Religious Freedom and the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights Chapter 10 Parental Rights are Fundamental Rights Chapter 11 Population Control Efforts: A Gross Abuse of Human Rights Chapter 12 The Wrongs of the United Nations' Rights of the Child Chapter 13 Publicly Funded Schools: The United Nations' Captive Audience Chapter 14 The International Criminal Court, Human Rights and the Family Chapter 15 Is Cloning Compatible with Human Rights and Human Dignity? Chapter 16 Homosexuality is Not a Universal Human Right Chapter 17 The United Nations, Feminism and Day Care Chapter 18 Human Rights and US Military Interventions Chapter 19 Reflections of a UN Ambassador
