However, no clear distinction was ever made between economic and political rights (Drinan, 2001: 7). .
The Vienna Declaration and Program of Action included some monumental goals for the betterment of international human rights. While many states have made efforts to, or even improved upon, their state of human rights, there is still a long way to go until all rights are fully observed in the international community. .
There has been much good that has come from the Vienna Declaration and Program of Action. Before the final signing of the declaration, the Islamic nations in attendance agreed to re-ratify treaties that stated that the death penalty is a violation on the ban on cruel and inhuman treatment (Drinan, 2001: 133). This signifies that the Islamic nations present were willing to compromise with the United States who refused to sign such treaties without having the death penalty removed from the cruel and inhuman treatment category. .
In the Vienna Declaration, Section I Number 2 states that "All people have the right to self-determination" (Drinan, 2001: 198). While there are still violations against peoples" self-determination, there have also been some recent successes. In 1995, Queen .
Elizabeth II "signed a parliamentary bill apologizing to the Tainui people (of New Zealand) for the British invasion of their lands in 1863." The result was a settlement of almost 40,000 acres and $112 million (US) rewarded to the Tainui tribe (Wilmer, 2000: 189). Another self-determination success was in Australia. In 1991, a Commonwealth Industry Commission recommended .
"Federal recognition of Aboriginal title to minerals in their territories, direct negotiation between commercial interests and Aboriginal councils, and federal funding of Aboriginal councils" (Wilmer, 2000: 191). .
While not yet perfect, there has been a lot of progress made towards fulfilling the Vienna Declaration and Program of Action.
