2008: Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the World Social Forum

The Human Rights Accountability Challenge

The Human Dignity and Human Rights Caucus, a World Social Forum-related coalition of human rights and development organisations, has been organising human rights events in the framework of the World Social Forum since 2002. In 2008, the Forum will be held as a Global Day of Action in many different places around the world. At the same time, the human rights movement will be celebrating, in diverse ways, the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).

Combining both events, the Human Dignity and Human Rights Caucus is calling for proposals by 15 November 2007 to organise activities during January 2008 at local, national, regional and international levels. Proposed activities (including events, projects and initiatives) should focus on redressing accountability deficits in realising human rights exploring innovative ways to improve Human Rights Accountability. Activities should support effective awareness, dialogue, research, action or advocacy to hold responsible actors to account for realising a pressing human rights issue or redressing violations committed.
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