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Law-ref.org | Proclamation of Teheran, Final Act of the International Conference on Human Rights, Teheran, 22 April to 13 May 1968 |
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... The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,
the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,
the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries
and Peoples, the International Convention on the Elimination of
All Forms of Racial Discrimination as well as other conventions
and declarations in the field of human rights adopted under the
auspices of the United Nations, the specialized agencies and the
regional intergovernmental organizations, have created new standards
and obligations to which States should conform; ...
... The primary aim of the United Nations in the sphere of human
rights is the achievement by each individual of the maximum freedom
and dignity. For the realization of this objective, the laws of
every country should grant each individual, irrespective of race,
language, religion or political belief, freedom of expression,
of information, of conscience and of religion, as well as the
right to participate in the political, economic, cultural and
social life of his country; ...
... The primary aim of the United Nations in the sphere of human
rights is the achievement by each individual of the maximum freedom
and dignity. For the realization of this objective, the laws of
every country should grant each individual, irrespective of race,
language, religion or political belief, freedom of expression,
of information, of conscience and of religion, as well as the
right to participate in the political, economic, cultural and
social life of his country; ...
... Eight years after the General Assembly's Declaration on
the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples
the problems of colonialism continue to preoccupy the international
community. It is a matter of urgency that all Member States should
co-operate with the appropriate organs of the United Nations so
that effective measures can be taken to ensure that the Declaration
is fully implemented; ...
... The widening gap between the economically developed and
developing countries impedes the realization of human rights in
the international community. The failure of the Development Decade
to reach its modest objectives makes it all the more imperative
for every nation, according to its capacities, to make the maximum
possible effort to close this gap; ...