United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Declaration of Human Rights There has been many publications and declarations made that have outlined the rights and securities of all people. Though there are differences in all, all of them declare one similar idea: All people, no matter their race, gender, or nationality, have the right to life, inalienable freedoms, and security of themselves, their families, and their communities. One such document is the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Unlike such documents as the Declaration of Independence, which only affects United States citizens; this declaration seeks to give these rights and securities to all human beings alive in the world today. And throughout the world organizations and universities have based their core values and goals around ideas similar to those found in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Saint Leo University, based out of Florida, is one such organization that shares many of the same values and goals that were outlined in the United Nations’ declaration. The University has six core values that they strongly follow and teach their students. They include excellence, community, respect, personal development, responsible stewardship, and integrity. All of these values hold a very important key to success as a student, but the core value of Community helps students succeed as members of society as well as in school. Saint Leo’s core value of community states “We foster a spirit of belonging, unity, and interdependence based on mutual trust and respect to create socially responsible environments that challenge all of us to listen, to learn, to change, and to serve.” This statement can be related to many of the ideas in the United Nations have for all people on earth. For starters, Article 1 of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights states that all people are born of equal social status and freedom and that they should treat each other in the “spirit of brotherhood.” This camaraderie is similar to