70th Anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights
  
information on Korean stamp
Date of Issue |
: 2018.10.01 |
Types |
: 1 |
Denomination |
: 330 won |
Design |
: |
Stamp No. |
: 3340 |
Printing Process
& Colors |
: Offset, Four Colors, OVI (Iridescent Ink) |
Size of Stamp |
: 40 × 30 |
WholeSheet
Composition |
: 4 × 4 (215mm × 142mm) |
Image Area |
: 40 × 30 |
Paper |
: White unwatermarked |
Perforation |
: 13 × 13¼ |
Printer |
: POSA |
Designer |
: Park,Eun-kyung |
Quantity |
: Total 688,000 |
Detail
December 10, 2018, marks the 70th year since the adoption of
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. On December 10,
1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations (hereinafter
the UN ) held its third session in Paris to reflect on the
violation of human rights that was rampant all over the globe
during World War II and adopt the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights that specifies the UN Charter s purpose,
which serves to ensure basic rights for all people. This was
a historical event that acknowledged for the first time in the
world that basic human rights and freedom identically apply to
all people from across the world.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights presents the
minimum standards of human rights that humankind must
uphold. The full text and 30 articles that explain in detail an
individual’s basic right to freedom and the political, economic,
social, and cultural rights that must be protected, as well as
clauses concerning the exercise of such human rights. The
Universal Declaration of Human Rights has been translated
into 250 languages, as of the present, to provide standards
for various international agreements and declarations and is
reflected in the constitutions and laws of countries all over the
world, including South Korea.
During its 5th session in 1950, the UN declared December
10, the day the Declaration was adopted, as Human Rights
Day and requested the participation of every nation, leading
up to South Korea s designation of Human Rights Day as a
legal holiday in 1973. The concept of human rights had been
feeble in South Korea as the nation suffered from war and
impoverishment, however, the country has currently grown into
an advanced human rights nation, participating as a member
of the UN Human Rights Council and of major human rights
treaty organizations that oversee various issues, including social
rights, racial discrimination, and persons with disabilities.
Korea Post is issuing commemorative stamps that celebrate
the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights and hopes this serves as an opportunity for everyone
to reflect on the meaning of the human rights we must enjoy
and protect. We ask for everyone to take a sincere interest to
help facilitate change to alleviate the human rights issues still
plaguing Korean society today, such as the unseen neglect of
human rights and acts of discrimination.
Lastly, we would like leave you with an excerpt from the
speech made by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who had built
the basics of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in 1958
in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the Declaration:
Without concerned citizen action to uphold them [human
rights] close to home, we shall look in vain for progress in
the larger world.”