Our Common Human Rights

This web-publication is based on a book written by Martin Scheinin L.L.D and published by the Finnish United Nations Association. It came out in the year of 1998 among other activities to point out the 50th anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The book contains basic data about the most significant human rights bodies and organisations. There are links for searching for more information. In addition there are exercises linking up with the issues of each chapter. These can be used for human rights education for example at schools. This book -Our Common Human Rights- aims at clarifying the origin and background of human rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights itself and the key human rights. This book presents the structures and organisations that prepare, agree upon and monitor human rights both on an international and a European level.