A/RES/217 A (III)

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A/RES/217 A (III) is the United Nations General Assembly resolution adopted in 1948 that proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations General Assembly resolution
human rights instrument
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
adoptionDate 1948-12-10
adoptionPlace Paris
article13Right freedom of movement
right to leave any country and to return to one’s country
article18Right freedom of thought, conscience and religion
article19Right freedom of opinion and expression
article1Content All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
article20Right freedom of peaceful assembly and association
article21Right participation in government
article23Right right to just and favourable conditions of work
right to work
article25Right right to an adequate standard of living
article26Right right to education
article2Content Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind.
article3Right right to liberty
right to life
right to security of person
article4Prohibits slave trade
slavery
article5Prohibits cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
torture
article9Prohibits arbitrary arrest
arbitrary detention
arbitrary exile
field international human rights law
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalStatus non-binding resolution
numberOfArticles 30
preambleBeginsWith Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family
proclaims Universal Declaration of Human Rights
relatedTo International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
shortName Universal Declaration of Human Rights
surface form: UDHR
subject fundamental freedoms
human rights
title Universal Declaration of Human Rights
UNDocumentSymbol A/RES/217 A (III)
UNSession United Nations General Assembly resolution 217 A (III)
surface form: Third session of the United Nations General Assembly
voteResult 0 against
48 in favour
8 abstentions

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