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8. The second principle of the United Nations is
respect for human rights both individual and
collective. The rights of the individual are
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entrenched in the UN Declaration to which we have all
subscribed. It remains for us to ensure they are
observed. In all too many countries the spirit and the
letter of the UN Declaration are persistently and
deliberately ignored.
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9. Among collective rights perhaps the most important,
and that which is repeatedly stressed in the Charter of
the United Nations, is the right to self-determination.
Britain's support for self-determination is, and always
has been, fundamental to our foreign policy. It is
indeed thanks to our scrupulous application of the
principle of self-determination that nearly fifty
members of this Assembly can take their places here
today. It is thanks to our respect for self-determination that the legacy of our imperial part
has been, not bitterness or suspicion, but the
friendship and cooperation of the Commonwealth.
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10. But in working for decolonisation we were only
applying a principle which we had long supported.
Early in the 19th century Britain recognised the
struggle of the newly emerging Latin American nations
for independence.
We stood by them and gave them
support. We were among the first to realise the