The basic idea of human development that enriching the lives and freedoms of ordinary people is fundamental has much in common with the concerns expressed by declarations of human rights. The promotion of human development and the fulfilment of human rights share, in many ways, a common motivation, and reflect a fundamental commitment to promoting the freedom, well-being and dignity of individuals in all societies. These underlying concerns have been championed in different ways for a long time "the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of (he Citizen came in 1789", but the recent literatures on Human Development and on Human Rights have given new shape to old aspirations and objectives.
