The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is generally agreed to be the foundation of international human rights law. Adopted in 1948, the UDHR has inspired a rich body of legally binding ...

Watch and listen to people around the world reading articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in more than 80 languages.

Whereas a common understanding of these rights and freedoms is of the greatest importance for the full realization of this pledge, Now, Therefore THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY proclaims THIS UNIVERSAL ...

Human Rights Day is marked every year on 10 December. In 1948 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This document set out, in 30 articles ...

We are all born with human rights, but several important documents explain what they are and how they should be protected. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) The Universal ...

Although many Americans have forgotten or are unaware of the 69th anniversary today of the signing of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, it has special meaning to me ...