WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to recognize the 50th anniversary celebration of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights; and

WHEREAS, The idea of a compact between people and governments has been evolving since before the British Magna Carta and has continued to develop through the United States Bill of Rights and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man; and

WHEREAS, In the aftermath of World War II, the experience of the Nazi Holocaust changed forever the popular understanding of the abuses of human rights and raised awareness that an international guarantee of human rights was needed; and

WHEREAS, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a document drafted by Eleanor Roosevelt; adopted by the United Nations; and proclaimed the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, 1948; and

WHEREAS, The special statement contains 30 articles guaranteeing the rights of all people and includes a wide variety of economic, social, cultural, political, and civil rights; and

WHEREAS, A national celebration will be held to observe the 50th anniversary, and a large number of organizations plan to take part, especially in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Houston; now, therefore, be it

PROCLAIMED, The Senate of the State of Texas hereby commends the 50th anniversary celebration of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, 1998; and, be it further

PROCLAIMED, That a copy of this Proclamation be prepared as an expression of the high regard of the Texas Senate.

Rodney Ellis Member, Texas Senate

I hereby certify that the above Proclamation was adoptd.

Betty King
Secretary of the Senate

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