By SAUL CARSON JTA Correspondent in the UN (Copyright, 1966, JTA, Inc.) UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. — At last — it has happened. Eighteen years after the General Assembly had adopted — without a single dissenting vote — the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations has taken steps to transform that famous set of stand- ards into an achievable reality. Now the world has before it two UN Covenants — read: international treaties — which, when ratified by a sufficient number' of states, will require the states to implement the rights and freedoms proclaimed in the 1948 Declaration of Human Rights. Since the Declaration had been adopted without dissent, one would have thought that the covenants for implementation of those very beau- tiful words might have been put through with speed. Eight years ago, one of the most celebrated social scientists in the world, Prof. Rene Cassin, of France, a Jew and former chairman of the UN Corn- mission on Human Rights, wrote these words: "A special responsibility is placed upon those nations which have made the greatest progress in the field of human rights and civil rights to play their rightful role in guiding the developments which are unfolding in the Unit- ed Nations to • achieve the high- est common denominator in the field of human rights." Prof. Cassin wrote those words in 1958, quoting an American-Jew- ish representative at the U.N., Dr. Moses Moskowitz, who had writ- ten a book on""Human Rights and World Order." The two men—one of them of world eminence—were hopeful of early action, back in 1958. By that time, four years had already elapsed since two draft covenants on human rights had been presented to the United Na- tions, one dealing with economic, social and cultural rights, the other with civil and political rights. Now, six more years, and hundreds of thousands of words, later — the votes have been counted. Let no Israel to Ease Up on Production Curbs but Continue Cautious Road to Stability (Direct JTA Telegraph Wire to The Jewish News) THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 10—Friday, December 23, 1966 At Last - United Action at UN on Human Rights Pact one say that a snail never arrives at his goal! The debates are over. The covenants are ready. Both documents bar discrimina- tions in the exercise and enjoy- ment of human rights. They pro- vide guarantees for preservation of the cultural, religious and lin- guistic heritages of minorities — meaning that in certain countries (the USSR included) Jews must have the right to exercise their reli- gion, to associate freely, to teach their heritage, to foster and to teach their languages — Yiddish and Hebrew. The documents just adopted go further. Under separate texts, which are optional, states would agree to allow any one state to "sue" another for human rights violations and, even more impor- tant, would allow an individual in a country to "sue" his own gov- ernment for human rights viola- tions. A special UN Human Rights Committee is being set up to hear such complaints against states or by individuals. This, in- deed, is progress. Lest one indulges in undue op- timism, let it be noted that a wide' gap is still possible between ex- pressed intent and honest imple- mentation. States could sign these texts—and yet fail to implement all of the provisions. Many here know that, in the case of the USSR, there is a broad chasm between the Soviet Union's constitutional recognition of religious and cultural rights — and the USSR's discriminatory practices against Russian Jewry. But now, at least and at last, the law had been laid down. He who shall violate that law, nation or individual, would brand himself an international criminal. The United Nations — like the earth — does move. Autopsy on American Is Protested in Israel Orthodox groups both inside JERUSALEM (JTA)—Hadassah Hospital officials here met with a and outside Israel have protested Israeli policies on autopsies. delegation of Orthodox gi,ups pro- testing an autopsy carried out on the body of an elderly American Friendship woman who died during a visit to Friendship is composed of a relatives in Israel. It was reported that her wishes about an autopsy single soul inhabiting two bodies. could not be ascertained before —Aristotle her death. The hospital authorities told the Orthodox delegation that autopsies IF YOU TURN THE are usually not performed in the hospital where there is a written request opposing that procedure UPSIDE DOWN YOU WON'T either from the patient or the pa- FIND A FINER WINE THAN tient's next of kin. The authorities said also that when there was a clear medical reason for performing a post .,, teaseit was carried out "in any Milan Wineries, Detroit, Mich. c rfl mor- Ydf UNICAP MULTIPLE VITAMINS 100 Roads, bridges and electrical Plus JERUSALEM — The Israel gov- projects, which were delayed in 24 Free ernment will continue to apply the previous years because existing brakes to the economy in the corn- manpower was considered too cost- ing fiscal year, in its pursuit of ly will be resumed under the new a more stable and more productive economy, but at a slower pace than budget. Vocational and secondary at present, the budget presented schools in new immigrant areas rank high on the list of budget to parliament Tuesday indicated. priorities. The budget presented by Pinhas President Shazar was among the Sapir, the finance minister calls government officials who braved for expenditures in the fiscal year flooded roads to get to the Knes- starting next April of $1,700,000,- set to attend the presentation of 000, an increase of $144,000,000 the eagerly awaited budget. over planned outlays for the cur- rent fiscal year. The ordinary bud- get calls for only slight increases in outlays, mainly for social serv- ices. However. large sums are ear- marked for development in an ef- fort to ease Israel's austerity-in- duced joblessness. More than two- thirds of the increase in the budget will go for such projects. Although larger expenditures are projected, the budget does not include any tax rises. Ad- ditional government income is projected from larger personal and corporate income anticipated from reactivation of the economy. The finance minister conceded that the braking operation had fit gone too far during the current fiscal year and created the danger of crippling production. He said the 1967 budget was designed to ease government curbs but without countering the government's basic goals of deflating the economy, re- ducing the world trade gap, holding Vocalist DINA CLAIRE — Dancing RON & JOY HOLIDAY back increases in personal con- 0 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • sumption and improving worker • • morale and productivity. Direct allocations to promote • exports and develop foreign sales • will be doubled in the next fiscal year. Subsidies to keep stable • domestic prices of such foods as milk, bread and meat will be con- tinued. 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