Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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United Nations resolution
declaration
foundational human rights document
international human rights instrument
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a landmark 1948 United Nations document that sets out fundamental human rights and freedoms to be universally protected.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United Nations resolution
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declaration ⓘ foundational human rights document ⓘ international human rights instrument ⓘ |
| adoptedAtSession | Third session of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 1948-12-10 ⓘ |
| adoptionPlace | Paris ⓘ |
| chairOfDraftingCommittee | Eleanor Roosevelt ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | Human Rights Day ⓘ |
| commemorationDate | December 10 ⓘ |
| draftedBy | United Nations Commission on Human Rights ⓘ |
| draftingCommitteeMember |
Charles Malik
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Eleanor Roosevelt ⓘ John Humphrey ⓘ Peng Chun Chang ⓘ René Cassin ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | International Bill of Human Rights ⓘ |
| fullName | Universal Declaration of Human Rights self-link ⓘ |
| hasPreamble | true ⓘ |
| influenced |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | non-binding resolution ⓘ |
| numberOfArticles | 30 ⓘ |
| principle |
dignity of the human person
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equality before the law ⓘ non-discrimination ⓘ universality of human rights ⓘ |
| recognizedRight |
freedom from slavery
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freedom from torture ⓘ freedom of opinion and expression ⓘ freedom of thought, conscience and religion ⓘ right to a fair trial ⓘ right to education ⓘ right to life ⓘ right to participate in government ⓘ right to seek asylum ⓘ right to social security ⓘ right to work ⓘ |
| scope | universal ⓘ |
| shortName |
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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UDHR
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| subjectMatter |
fundamental freedoms
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human rights ⓘ |
| UNResolutionNumber | A/RES/217 A (III) ⓘ |
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