International Year for Human Rights 1968

INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF HUMAN RIGHTS -1968. The year 1968 was named by the U.N. General Assembly as the'International Year for Human Rights', as it marked the twentieth anniversary of the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Righta. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, unanimiously approved by the General Assembly on 10th December, 1948, was the first major step towards inmplementing the provisions of the charter. 

The Declaration, in the words of the Secretary General, U Thant, ranks second only to the Charter of the United Nations, "as an index of the highest aspirations of the world". 2. In 1965 and 1966, the General Assembly called for intensified effort by member states in the field of human rights during 1968. The recommended theme is the "greater recognition and full enjoyment of the fundamental freedoms of the individual and of human rights everywhere". The aim is to focus attention on universal respect for and observance of fundamental human rights for all, without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion. The Government of India had decide to join in celebrating 1968 as the International Year for Human Rights.