Upholding Universal Human Rights: A Call to Action: Human rights are universal and must be upheld, no matter where you are in the world. This fundamental principle is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. The declaration states that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and that they are entitled to the full range of human rights, regardless of their race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinions, national or social origin, property, birth, or another status.
Behind the Barred Windows: How Afghanistan’s War on Drugs Became a Battle for Souls : If you walk through Kabul today, it might look cleaner than it did a few years ago. The parks once filled with men sprawled under the sun, the bridges littered with used needles and broken glass — they’re mostly empty now. Kids are playing again in Shahr-e-Naw Park. But behind the locked doors and barred windows of the city’s rehab centers, another battle rages — one far more complicated than it looks from the outside.
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