May 10, 2017

2609, 3044 UNITED NATIONS - The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

2609 Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Article 28

Posted on 12.06.2016, 10.05.2017
The term "human rights" was mentioned seven times in the UN's founding Charter, making the promotion and protection of human rights a key purpose and guiding principle of the Organization. On 10 December 1948 the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which arose directly from the experience of the WWII and represents the first global expression of what many people believe to be the rights to which all human beings are inherently entitled.

3044 Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Article 9

The Declaration consists of thirty articles which have been elaborated in subsequent international treaties, economic transfers, regional human rights instruments, national constitutions, and other laws. UDHR, together with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and its two Optional Protocols form the International Bill of Human Rights, which in 1976 took on the force of international law.

About the stamps
On the postcard 2609
The first stamp is part of the series issued to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of ASDA (American Stamp Dealers Association),about which I wrote here. The second stamp is part of the series Greetings from New York, about which I wrote here. The last stamp is part of the series Endangeres Species (marine life), about which I wrote here.

On the postcard 3044
The first stamp is part of a series of two definitive stamps depicting flowers, about which I wrote here. The second stamp is also part of a series of two definitive stamps, adapted from paintings by Christopher Corr (United Kingdom), about which I wrote here. The last stamp is part of the series Greetings from New York, about which I wrote here.

References
Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Wikipedia
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights - United Nations official website

Sender 2609, 3044: Denise
2609: Sent from United Nations (New York / United States), on 22.12.2014
3044: Sent from United Nations (New York / United States), on 01.05.2017
Illustrations by Octavio Roth

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