Freedom of movement, mobility rights, or the right to travel is a human rights concept encompassing the right of individuals to travel from place to place within the territory of a country, and to lea
Banner displayed in Sandy Row (March 2021)
The British Government instructs travellers arriving at London Stansted Airport not to destroy their travel documents, in order to be able to adjudicate their eligibility to enter the country
Hongping, Shennongjia District - within a section of Hubei province closed to foreign visitors
An internal Israeli checkpoint near the town of Bethlehem.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a document adopted by the United Nations General Assembly that codifies some of the rights and freedoms of all human beings. Drafted by a United Nations co
Freedom of movement
…a right is provided in the constitutions of numerous states, and in documents reflecting norms of international law. For example, Article 13 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights asserts that: "Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state…
Eleanor Roosevelt holding the English-language version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in November 1949
The human rights adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948
Freedom from Fear (Saturday, March 13, 1943)–from the Four Freedoms series by Norman Rockwell. The freedom from fear is mentioned in the preamble of the Declaration.
Former Foreign Office minister Baroness Anelay speaking at the Commemorating Human Rights Day event in London, 8 December 2016