Sound Bites

The United Nations and the entire international community share a responsibility in raising awareness of human rights. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights has so far been translated into 360 languages. Yet, it is often those who need the most protection of their human rights who also need to be informed that the Declaration exists for them. It is my hope that the discussions in this forum may contribute to increasing the visibility of the Declaration and the continuing efforts to make it a living reality for all.

Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze (UN)

We believe that the bigoted voice of Cold War thinking cannot stand the test of reality. Cold War thinking cannot obliterate the historical achievement and improvement of China's human rights. However, Cold War thinking must be abandoned and choices by people of each country must be respected. This is a human rights' requirement. The Cold War thinking must be fought against for the sake of respecting and safeguarding human rights.