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 ...
Dec. 10 is International Human Rights Day, which is dedicated to promoting and safeguarding the fundamental rights and freedoms of every human being. The day is intended to raise awareness and ...
A collection of United Nations documents associated with the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, these volumes facilitate research into the scope of, meaning of and intent behind ...
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted by the United Nations’ General Assembly in 1948. It was the first attempt to create a global standard of human rights – to define ...
1 Cuba has stated that its domestic legislation complies with the UDHR,2 but this ... The Universal Declaration constitutes a basic yardstick to measure any country's human rights performance.