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Remarks by Dr. Al-Arian Regarding the 60th Anniversary of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights

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The Hague, Holland – December 10, 2008 – This week, Dr. Sami Al-Arian released the following statement to be read before the broadcast of the award-winning Norwegian-produced documentary USA v. Al-Arian on the Greek television network ERT. This speech will also be read today at the screening of the documentary at Amnesty International’s Movies that Matter Festival in The Hague, which is being held in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights.

The following is the full text of the speech:

UN Declaration of Human Rights
As we approach the sixtieth anniversary of the UN Declaration of Human Rights, issued in December 1948, in the aftermath of a devastating world war, it is fitting to recall some of its essential promises to humanity. Its preamble recognized the inherent dignity and the equal and inalienable rights of the human family as the foundation of freedom, justice, and peace in the world. It was an utter repudiation of the tremendous abuse and cruelty to which oppressed people throughout the world were subjected.

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