Human Rights

Outspoken Democratic Congresswoman Passes Away

Houston, Texas – Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democrat from Texas, has passed away at the age of 74 after battling pancreatic cancer, according to a statement released by her office on Friday night. Representative Jackson Lee, who had been serving as a member of Congress for the 18th Congressional District of Texas for the past 30 years, revealed last month that she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Her office referred to her as …

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The US Role in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

(TheDailyHorn.com) – Experts consider the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) the world’s most important foundational document enshrining basic human rights and fundamental freedoms. The United Nations General Assembly adopted the UDHR on December 10, 1948, to reaffirm its commitment to equal rights and the dignity of all humans. The UDHR includes 30 articles detailing a person’s fundamental, inherent, and inalienable rights regardless of race, gender, religion, nationality, or any other status. Although the UDHR …

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