This column reflects on the continuing relevance of human rights in the 75th anniversary year of the founding of the United Nations. Despite the background circumstances, which included the catastrophe of a recent world war, ongoing colonial violence, and the dawn of the nuclear age, the new international body adopted the language and ideology of human rights as the moral foundation for the new world order. 75 years later, amidst a global pandemic, and in light of other pressing problems that include economic inequality, the return of pervasive ethno-nationalism, and the inevitable consequences of human-induced climate change, how well has this moral foundation stood the test of time?

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75 岁的联合国：人权与全球流行病

本专栏反映了人权在联合国成立 75 周年之际的持续相关性。尽管背景环境包括近期世界大战的灾难、持续的殖民暴力和核时代的曙光，但新的国际机构仍将人权的语言和意识形态作为新世界秩序的道德基础。75 年后，在全球大流行中，鉴于其他紧迫问题，包括经济不平等、普遍的民族主义回归以及人为气候变化的不可避免的后果，这一道德基础如何经受住考验？时间？