On 10th December 1948 the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed in Paris. We now commemorate the 70th anniversary of this inspiring and important document. There are two notable ‘Diocese of Newcastle’ local connections to this document. Dr. H.V. Evatt having been elected President of the General Assembly of the United Nations, the only Australian to have ever held the position, presided over the adoption and proclamation of the Declaration. ‘Doc’ Evatt was born in the Bank Hotel in Ea