International conference in November 2008 in Nuremberg, Germany

From November 20 to 22 in 2008, a conference named "Rights, that make us human beings. Human rights as an answer to historical and current injustice" will be held by the Foundation “Remembrance, Responsibility and Future” and the Nuremberg Human Rights Center.

On the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights controversy still surrounds the rights embodied in the charter. The right to freedom from torture is being called into question. Cartoons are being taken as a reason to demand curbs on freedom of opinion and expression. The right to asylum is being interpreted more and more narrowly. Countries attach different importance to universal rights and enforce these in different ways.

At their international conference, the Foundation “Remembrance, Responsibility and Future” and the Nuremberg Human Rights Center are providing a forum for discussing the significance of the injustices that led to the human rights declaration for the challenges that face us today. This discussion is intended to provide impetus for human rights education with a historical perspective. 

• Human Rights and History ed. by Rainer Huhle