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 ...

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 ...

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

The archives of British naturalist Charles Darwin, whose theory of evolution by natural selection revolutionized understanding of nature and humanity's place within it, are among 74 new additions to a ...

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 ...

The law should guarantee human rights and should allow everyone to enjoy the same mutual respect. Article 30: No government, group or individual should act in a way that would destroy the rights and ...