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.

Aliases (5)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations resolution → 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 → Eleanor Roosevelt → John Humphrey → Peng Chun Chang → René Cassin →
formsPartOf	International Bill of Human Rights →
fullName	Universal Declaration of Human Rights →
hasPreamble	true →
influenced	International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights →
language	Arabic → Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish →
legalStatus	non-binding resolution →
numberOfArticles	30 →
principle	dignity of the human person → equality before the law → non-discrimination → universality of human rights →
recognizedRight	freedom from slavery → 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	UDHR →
subjectMatter	fundamental freedoms → human rights →
UNResolutionNumber	A/RES/217 A (III) →

Referenced by (50)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
American Convention on Human Rights → Four Freedoms Award ("United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights") → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights → United Nations human rights system → Universal Periodic Review mechanism →	basedOn
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt → Charles Malik → Eleanor Roosevelt → René Cassin → René Cassin →	notableWork
American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man → CRC → Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities → GenocideConvention1948 → United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights →	relatedTo
American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man ("Universal Declaration of Human Rights drafting process") → Constitution of Bangladesh → Constitution of Italy →	influencedBy
Four Freedoms → French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen →	influenced
Article II – Bill of Rights → European Convention on Human Rights →	inspiredBy
A/RES/217 A (III) ("UDHR") → Universal Declaration of Human Rights ("UDHR") →	shortName
UN →	adoptedDocument
United Nations General Assembly →	adoptedInstrument
United Nations General Assembly resolution 217 A (III) ("Universal Declaration of Human Rights adoption resolution") →	alsoKnownAs
René Cassin →	coAuthorOf
Human Rights Day →	commemorates
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights →	complements
International Bill of Human Rights →	composedOf
United Nations Commission on Human Rights →	drafted
United Nations General Assembly resolutions ("Universal Declaration of Human Rights (A/RES/217 A (III))") →	example
Universal Declaration of Human Rights →	fullName
Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration process →	guidedBy
International Bill of Human Rights →	hasCoreComponent
Human Rights Day →	hasSymbol
United Nations system of international law →	includesInstrument
Nazi war crimes →	ledTo
United Nations General Assembly resolution 217 A (III) →	mainSubject
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families →	preambleReferences
A/RES/217 A (III) →	proclaims
UN General Assembly Resolution 60/7 →	recalls
United Nations General Assembly resolution 217 A (III) →	relatedDocument
1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees →	relatedInstrument
The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights →	relatedWork
United Nations General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) →	relatesTo
A/RES/217 A (III) →	title
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights →	usesInstrument
Peng Chun Chang →	workedOn