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Representatives of 25 Nations Celebrate 70th Anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights

“90 percent of people are unable to name more than three of the 30 human rights”.

Representatives of 25 nations celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) at “Diversity Meets Equality”, an event at the Church of Scientology and Community Centre in Dublin.

Representatives of 25 different countries recited the 30 universal human rights at the Church of Scientology and Community Centre of Dublin on the 70th anniversary of the UN’s adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Representatives of 25 different countries recited the 30 universal human rights at the Church of Scientology and Community Centre of Dublin on the 70th anniversary of the UN’s adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

The program opened with a performance by 9-year-old, Irish-born Chinese piano virtuoso Han Xuan Yu. Next was a reciting of the 30 articles of the UDHR in Irish, English, French, Greek, German, Georgian, Urdu, Tagalog, Moore, Thai, Estonian, Turkish and Russian among many other languages.

Erin King-Swords
Erin King-Swords at UN headquarters in New York, where she represented Ireland as a delegate to the Human Rights Summit of Youth for Human Rights International.

Erin King-Swords (22), president of Youth for Human Rights (YHR) Ireland, said, “The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations in December 1948. Today—70 years later—90 percent of people are unable to name more than three of the 30 human rights. Hence the need of education is greater than ever”.

“85 percent of people in Ireland believe significant work is yet to be done to protect human rights and equality according to a recent survey released by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. The purpose of Youth for Human Rights is to inspire people to become advocates for tolerance and peace through education on the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights”.

Earlier this year, Erin represented Ireland at United Nations headquarters in New York during the 15th Annual Human Rights Summit.

YHR Ireland has delivered educational lectures to over 3,000 students in more than 50 schools over the last year, and the demand for more materials and lectures is constantly growing.

The Church of Scientology and Community Centre in Firhouse was established in 2017 as a hub for local activities and events, in keeping with Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard’s intention that all Scientology organisations are to serve as a home for the entire community and a meeting ground for cooperative efforts. Working side by side with all denominations and other groups on civic and humanitarian initiatives to strengthen the community, the Church and Community Centre facilities—1,000-seat auditorium, meeting rooms, café and football pitch—are available to community groups and charitable organisations who share the goal of a peaceful and cooperative society. In 1956, L. Ron Hubbard lived in Dublin with offices in Merrion Square, where he launched humanitarian initiatives which continue to flourish throughout the world today. “If the weather is cold, the Irish heart is warm. The country and the people could not be improved upon”, he wrote.