Russian Rights Council Head Suggests Holding World Human Rights Conference In Moscow
Umer Jamshaid Published October 23, 2018 | 11:15 AM
Mikhail Fedotov, the chairman of the Russian Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights, suggested Tuesday holding the third World Conference on Human Rights in Moscow in 2023 on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
ATHENS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 23rd October, 2018) Mikhail Fedotov, the chairman of the Russian Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights, suggested Tuesday holding the third World Conference on Human Rights in Moscow in 2023 on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
"This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It woudl be nice to hold the third World Conference on Human Rights in Moscow in 2023 to commemorate the 75th anniversary," Fedotov told journalists in Athens.
He added that the council's initiative would be discussed with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"The new generation of human rights is emerging, new challenges in the field are arising ... This should be given consideration and discussed at a major platform," Fedotov indicated.
The first global conference on human rights was held in Teheran in April-May 1968, when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights had its 20th anniversary. The second World Conference on Human Rights was held in the Austrian capital of Vienna in June 1993.
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