Issued by India

Issued on Dec 10, 2008

Issued for : The Department of Posts is happy to issue a commemorative postage stamp on Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Credits :
Stamp & FDC : Sankha Samanta
Cancellation : Alka Sharma

Type : Stamp, Mint Condition

Colour : Multi colour

Denomination : 500 Paise

Stamps Printed : 1.0 Million

Printing Process : Photogravure

Printer : India Security Press, Nasik

About : 

• On December 10, 1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Declaration is recognition of the fact that the inherent dignity and the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family are the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world and reaffirmation of faith, of the peoples of United Nations in the Fundamental human rights.
  
• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, states in clear and simple terms the rights which belong equally to every person. It inter alia envisages that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and are entitled to enjoy all rights and freedoms set forth in the declaration without distinction of any kind. Everyone has right to life, liberty and security of person, equality before law and equal protection of law and freedom of thought, conscience, religion, opinion and expression. The declaration enunciates various civil, economic, social and cultural rights.
  
• The General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Following this historic act the Assembly called upon all Member countries to publicize the text of the Declaration and to cause it to be disseminated, displayed, read and expounded principally in schools and other educational institutions, without distinction based on the political status of countries or territories.
  
• Recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world. Disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people.
  
• It is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights should be protected by the rule of law. It is essential to promote the development of friendly relations between nations. The people of the United Nations have in the Charter reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person and in the equal rights of men and women and have determined to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom. Member States have pledged themselves to achieve, in cooperation with the United Nations, the promotion of universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms. A common understanding of these right and freedoms is of the greatest important for the full realization of this pledge.
  
• The theme for 2008. “Dignity and justice for all of us” reinforces the vision of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a commitment to universal dignity and justice. It is not a luxury or a wish-list. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its core values, inherent human dignity, non-discrimination, equality, fairness and universality, apply to everyone, everywhere and always. The declaration is universal, enduring and vibrant, and it concerns us all.
  
• The National Human Rights Commission of India is a fully compliant internationally accepted Paris Principles for independent and autonomous National Human Rights Institution. The National Human Rights Commission of India was constituted under the Protection of Human Rights Act 1993 for better protection and promotion of human rights. Its functions include enquiring suo motu or on petitions into complaints of violations of human rights, review safeguard provided under the Constitution or any law and study laws, treaties and other international instruments of human rights and make recommendations for their effective implementations, undertake and promote research on human rights issues. Spread human rights awareness and encourage efforts of non-governmental organizations working in the field of human rights. During last 15 years, the Commission has endeavoured to promote a culture of human rights. It has earned the trust and confidence of the people in substantial measure.
  
• Text : Based on material given by the proponent.

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Issued by India

Issued on Jan 25, 1969

Issued for : India has honoured Dr. King by posthumously bestowing upon him the Nehru Award for International Understanding for 1966. The Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department feels privileged to pay its tribute to this great son of America, indeed of the world, by issuing a commemorative stamp in his honour. The issue coincides with the formal presentation of the Award to Mrs. King who has so graciously come over to this country to receive it.

Description of Design : The design of the Stamp is horizontal and depicts a portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King.

Type : Stamp, Postal Used

Colour : Raw Sienna 

Denomination : 20 Paise

Overall Size : 3.34 X 2.46 cms.

Printing Size : 2.99 X 2.10 cms.

Perforation : 14 x 13½

Watermark : Printed on unwatermarked paper

Number Printed : 35,00,000

Number per issue Sheet : 54

Printing Process : Photogravure

Designed and Printed at : India Security Press

Name : Michael King Jr.

Born on Jan 15, 1929 at Atlanta, Georgia, United States

 Died on Apr 4, 1968 at Memphis, Tennessee, United States

About : 

• Dr. Martin Luther King, the great Civil Rights leader of the United States of America joined the ranks of the immortals of history on April 4, 1968. An assassin’s bullet put a premature end to his crusading career, for Dr. King was not yet forty.
• The second of three children of a Baptist minister, Dr. King was born on January 15, 1929. He came of a family with a high clerical tradition. No less than five of his ancestors and kinsmen were clergymen. It was no surprise that he accepted the pastorate in the Negro Baptist Church at Montgomery, Alabama in 1955.
• While still a student, he had been profoundly influenced by Henry David Thoreau‘s essay on “Civil Disobedience.” Later, he had occasion to listen to a lecture on Mahatma Gandhi and this had an “electrifying” effect upon him. He made a study of Gandhiji‘s methods of nonviolent mass struggle. The movements against racial tyranny and intolerance which he later led owed as much to his Christian background as to Gandhiji‘s influence.
• His first great role in public life came late in 1955 when he was called upon to lead the Montgomery bus boycott. A Negro woman was arrested when she refused to give up her bus seat in favour of a white passenger. The Negroes who formed about 40 per cent of the population gave up bus rides in protest. This continued for a year and the bus line lost heavily. Dr. King was harassed and even jailed by the city authorities during this period. But the movement finally succeeded when a Federal court ruled that racial segregation on buses was unconstitutional. The next great landmarks were the civil disobedience movement at Birmingham, Alabama in 1963, and the great protest march on Washington later that year. About 250,000 people both white and Negro joined that march. Dr. King was now in the forefront of the fight for Civil Rights, a fight eschewing violence and appealing only to moral force. World-wide recognition came to him when he was honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
• Dr. King‘s peaceful methods of agitation were disliked by the Negro extremists. The white racists of course considered him their enemy. That attempts would be made on his life was not entirely unexpected. It is believed that it was a white racial fanatic who fired the fatal shots.
• Thus was cut down in its prime a life dedicated to the cause of equality among men. But the spirit of Martin Luther King will live on so long as there is injustice to be fought. His life is of particular significance to us in this country. The close parallel between his mission and Mahatma Gandhi‘s is an enduring link that will bind us to Martin Luther King‘s memory. Both great leaders made the supreme sacrifice for the cause they held so dear.

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