Implement declaration of the UN

Western imperialism once wanted to rule the whole world and impose its values on other countries, though it denied its own values several times. This is totally wrong because human rights do not mean conflicts of power, which is also known as "clash of civilizations", today, but dialogues among different civilizations.

It is certain that we belong to one world; we cannot and have the right to do as the United States did by trying to impose its outlook on human rights on others by force and imperial war.

Each nation should determine on its outlook for itself on human rights according to its tradition. The human rights declaration issued by the UN in 1948 was recognized by all nations. What we need to do is to put the declaration into practice.

Pierre Bercis is president of New Human Rights Association in France and a member of National Consultative Commission of Human Rights