cyrus wrote the first declaration of human rights.
cyrus wrote the first declaration of human rights.
who wrote the first declaration of human rights?
cyrus
the cyrus cylinder was dubbed the "first declaration of human rights" by the pre-revolution iranian government, a reading prominently advanced by shah mohammed reza pahlavi, in a 1967 book, "the white revolution of iran". the shah identified cyrus as a key figure in government ideology and associated his government with the achaemenids. he wrote that "the history of our empire began with the famous declaration of cyrus, which, for its advocacy of humane principles, justice and liberty, must be considered one of the most remarkable documents in the history of mankind." the shah described cyrus as the first ruler in history to give his subjects "freedom of opinion and other basic rights". in 1968, the shah opened the first united nations conference on human rights in tehran by saying that the cyrus cylinder was the precursor to the modern universal declaration of human rights.
cyrus cylinder
following meetings between international advocacy leader louis george tin and french minister of human rights and foreign affairs rama yade in early 2008, yade announced that she would appeal at the un for the universal decriminalization of homosexuality; the appeal was quickly taken up as an international concern. co-sponsored by france (which then held the rotating presidency of the eu) and the netherlands on behalf of the eu, the declaration had been intended as a resolution; it was decided to use the format of a declaration of a limited group of states because there was not enough support for the adoption of an official resolution by the general assembly as a whole. the declaration was read out into the general assembly record by ambassador jorge argüello of argentina on 18 december 2008—the first declaration concerning gay rights read in the general assembly. the statement includes a condemnation of violence, harassment, discrimination, exclusion, stigmatization, and prejudice based on sexual orientation and gender identity that undermine personal integrity and dignity. it also includes condemnation of killings and executions, torture, arbitrary arrest, and deprivation of economic, social, and cultural rights on those grounds. the statement asserts: "we recall the statement in 2006 before the human rights council by fifty four countries requesting the president of the council to provide an opportunity, at an appropriate future session of the council, for discussing these violations". additionally, it says "we commend the attention paid to those issues by special procedures of the human rights council and treaty bodies and encourage them to continue to integrate consideration of human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity within their relevant mandate", indicating the yogyakarta principles, which provide definitions in detail on sexual orientation and on gender identity as a document on international human rights law.
lgbt rights at the united nations