Human Rights Day: UN reaffirms rights commitment, calls on world to uphold core freedoms

In a climate of large-scale atrocities and widespread rights abuses, the United Nations on Thursday marked Human Rights Day by calling on the world to uphold the fundamental principles of human rights.

UN Chief Ban Ki-moon reminded nations of the four core tenets of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the need to guarantee these freedoms.

Our UN Correspondent Liling Tan reports.

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