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That radical new global view of human rights broke fresh ground in the annals of the history of humanity. By recognizing the basic human rights of all people everywhere, it upheld the nobility and worth of every person, requiring its member states to enact and promote “universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion.” – Ibid., Preamble; Article 55. It set forth a “a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations.” – Ibid., Preamble.
The UN’s remarkable and unprecedented international action brought into being one of the basic premises and principles of the Baha’i Faith. It fulfilled a primary goal of Baha’u’llah’s teachings, expressed here by his son Abdu’l-Baha in a 1912 speech given in Philadelphia:
Baha’u’llah taught that an equal standard of human rights must be recognized and adopted. In the estimation of God all men are equal; there is no distinction or preferment for any soul in the dominion of His justice and equity. – Abdu’l-Baha, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 181.
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