An ecumenical human rights history: Read this article by Dennis Frado for a Lutheran perspective on the involvement of Frederick Nolde and other ecumenical personalities in the drafting process of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

How it went on: Read this article by Erich Weingartner on the ecumenical invovlment in Human Rights between the drafting of the UNDHR and today.

Human Rights on the Ground: Latin America: Read this article by Charles Harper about the dark history of Latin America between 1971 and 1990 and how the churches got invovled in advocating for Human Rights.

Human Rights on the Ground: Namibia: See this interview with Ralie Deffenbaugh about how the Lutheran and other churches got involved in supporting the transition to independence of Namibia.


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