On the occasion of 10 December,the International Human Rights Day,the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia reaffirms its commitment to the principles and values of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted on this day in 1948.

The principles enshrined in the Unversal Declaration of Human Rights have been the foundation for the development of internaional law in this field and of the international system for te promotion and protection human rights as a unique achievment of modern civilisation. It is incumbent upon us today to safeguard and strengthen the international system ensuring respect for human rights,to develop human rights standards control implementation of commitments  and also to continue cooperating with interational and regional institutions on the protection of human rights.

Serbia is fully committed to the universal values of human rights and implementing in practice the international legal instruments relating to human rights.Our continued cooperation with the Human Rights Council mechanisms in the framework of the United Nations, with the Council of Europe and mechanisms of the OSCE human dimension, represents an important segment of activities carried out by all state authorities, thus demonstrating our consistent commitment to the implementation of international human rights standards.

The International Human Rights Day is an opportunity to point out once again that Serb and other non - Albanian populaion is being deprived of its rights in Kosovo and Metohija and to call again on the international community to ensure the respect for the guaranteed intertnational human rights norms and contribute to creating conditions for the return of internally disolaced persons and giving them back their usurped property.