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LWF General Secretary Underscores Link between Lutheran
Tradition and Human Rights Principles 
"Give Us This Day Our Human Rights" - Special LWI Edition

GENEVA, 8 December 2008 (LWI) – Anniversaries of the adoption of
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) are an opportune
moment to renew commitment to the human dignity of all people,
remarks Rev. Dr Ishmael Noko, general secretary of the Lutheran
World Federation (LWF) in the foreword of an LWF publication
focusing on the UDHR's 60th anniversary and the Declaration's
relevance for LWF's global work. 

"Give Us This Day Our Human Rights" is the title of the special
edition of Lutheran World Information (LWI No. 10/2008) published
in anticipation of World Human Rights Day, observed on 10
December globally. Contributions to the LWF information bulletin
also feature the close connection between the UDHR and Martin
Luther's elaboration of the fourth petition of the Lord's Prayer,
on daily bread. Both mirror the July 2010 LWF Eleventh Assembly
theme, "Give Us Today Our Daily Bread."

In the 24-page publication, authors from different world
regions, including countries in which the LWF is represented,
offer perspectives on the right to food, education, legal
protection and security, resettlement, sovereignty, and
interreligious dialogue, among others.

The special LWI edition includes liturgical material that can
adapted for use during the UDHR anniversary celebrations or for
other Human Rights Day events. (226 words)

A low-resolution PDF file of LWI No. 10/2008 is available at:
http://www.lutheranworld.org/What_We_Do/OCS/LWI-2008-PDF/LWI-200810-EN-low.pdf
A parallel German edition can be downloaded at:
http://www.lutheranworld.org/What_We_Do/OCS/LWI-2008-PDF/LWI-200810-DE-low.pdf

For print copies please e-mail Colette Muanda:
cmu@lutheranworld.org

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