WHAT IS THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND WHY WAS IT CREATED? The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a document that acts like a global road map for freedom and equality – protecting the rights of every individual, everywhere.

On 10 December 1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations announced the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) - 30 rights and freedoms that belong to all of us. Seven decades on and the rights they included continue to form …

This is a summary version of the UDHR, for an exact rendering of each principle, refer to the original document by following this link: http://www.amnesty.org/en/universal-declaration- human-rights-anniversary/declaration-text

Progress has been made in the human rights field since the UDHR was signed 60 years ago, yet millions of people have been left behind. There is a disparity between governments’ promises and performances. The hallmarks of our world today are injustice, inequality and impunity.

We all have the right to life, and to live in freedom and safety. Nobody has any right to make us a slave. We cannot make anyone else our slave. Nobody has any right to hurt us or to torture us. We all have the same right to use the law. The law is …

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document in the history of human rights. Drafted by representatives with different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world, it set out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to …

Mar 24, 2023 · Based on this foundation, in the last 75 years, the international community has agreed on a comprehensive international human rights law framework and continues to create a growing set of mechanisms and bodies to support states in protecting human rights.

Dec 5, 2023 · The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a document that acts like a global road map for freedom and equality – protecting the rights of every individual, everywhere.

Nov 13, 2024 · The vision of Amnesty International is of a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and other international human rights instruments.

A milestone document in the history of human rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights set out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected.