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UN Declaration of Human Rights UDHR) adopted in 1948 also influenced many other international conventions and resolutions (Articles 30; Article 26 on Education)

by: Qamar Abbas

December 10, 2018

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights:
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, the Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 (General Assembly resolution 217 A) as a common standard of achievements for all peoples and all nations. It sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected and it has been translated into over 500 languages.

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