U.N. LAUNCHES `THE YEAR OF HUMAN RIGHTS' FIRST LADY URGES END TO VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN All Editions.=.4 Star. 2 Star P. 2 Star B. 1 Star, , LateEarly

Hillary Rodham Clinton marked the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Wednesday by telling the United Nations that expanding "the circle of human dignity" requires far greater attention to the rights of women throughout the world. Keynoting a special observance...

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Published inThe Record (Hackensack, N.J.)
Main Author By JOHN M. GOSHKO, Washington Post News Service
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bergen County, N.J North Jersey Media Group Inc 11.12.1997
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UNITED NATIONS
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Summary:Hillary Rodham Clinton marked the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Wednesday by telling the United Nations that expanding "the circle of human dignity" requires far greater attention to the rights of women throughout the world. Keynoting a special observance to launch what U.N. officials are calling "the year of human rights," Clinton rejected the idea that "human rights are a Western luxury" that don't apply to non-Western societies or that violence against women can be excused as "part of a country's norm."