The Connecticut Coalition on Human Rights is established with the overall objective to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights(UDHR) December 2008, by using the months ahead to work with many social-issue groups to educate people in CT on Human Rights as enshrined in the UDHR and to end the year with a conference on how the United States measures up to the UDHR.

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On December 10, 2008, the world will celebrate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 60th anniversary. Human Rights Coalition from New Haven, CT in the United States, plans to form an international coalition to promote actions that would increase knowledge of UDHR and advance respect for human rights both in USA and abroad.

This web site is designed to support the Coalition's work, and will be maintained as a resource for all those who want to join in the ongoing struggle for human rights.

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"The destiny of human rights is in the hands of all our citizens in all our communities"   Eleanor Roosevelt

The 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 2008 is fast approaching, and the UN’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is ramping up efforts to help mark this latest milestone in the history of the vibrant global charter of fundamental freedoms. 

The commemorative year will kick off on 10 December 2007, Human Rights Day, and will extend through 2008.  The commemoration is intended to be as inclusive as possible, highlighting the role of people everywhere as the custodians and beneficiaries of the UDHR.  The message is that the UDHR is a living document that can continue to inform and inspire the struggle for rights and freedoms around the world if people reclaim it and make it their own.  It is an articulation of two core principles of the UDHR: universality and justice.