The History of Human Rights in Idaho
What are Human Rights?
Human Rights belong to every person and embody basic standards of human dignity. Human Rights are universal, inalienable, indivisible and interdependent.
The United Nations declares in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that we each have the right to live, and to live in freedom and safety, that human rights are independent of our gender, our skin color, our language, our beliefs, our religion, our economic status or our nationality. Human rights belong to all without exception.
You be the judge.
The Idaho state seal prominently displays a scale of justice. Be thinking about that promise of fair and equal treatment. How well has Idaho done? How well are we doing in ensuring human rights for all our residents?
Video Series
The History of Human Rights in Idaho is presented in a series of videos featuring a moment, person, policy, or place in the history of African Americans, Basque, Chinese, Japanese, Jews, Latinos, LGBTQ, Mormons, Native Americans, People with Disabilities, and Refugees in Idaho.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Classroom sets of pocket-sized copies of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in English and Spanish are available for purchase; a packaged set of 25 is available for $10.00.