September 10. On this date in 2000, Ed Price asked the Universal House of Justice for "a specific list of human rights that we believe in. Is there such a list of human rights we uphold? Even if the list cannot be made exhaustive at present for some reason, is there some core list of human rights that we can all agree upon as upheld by the Bahá'í Faith?"

 

September 10. On this date in 2000, Ed Price asked the Universal House of Justice for "a specific list of human rights that we believe in. Is there such a list of human rights we uphold? Even if the list cannot be made exhaustive at present for some reason, is there some core list of human rights that we can all agree upon as upheld by the Bahá'í Faith?"

Date: 10 September 2000

From: Ed Price

In recent discussions with friends of mine two questions have come up for which no one seemed to have precise answers. Since I have not been able to find explicit answers in the Writings that I have available, I would like to ask for your guidance please.

First, although I think it is a self-evident fact that the Bahá'í Faith upholds human rights, no one I know can provide a specific list of human rights that we believe in. Is there such a list of human rights we uphold? Even if the list cannot be made exhaustive at present for some reason, is there some core list of human rights that we can all agree upon as upheld by the Bahá'í Faith? ....