Human rights are universally recognized moral principles or norms that establish standards of human behavior and are often protected by both national and international laws. These rights are considere
Magna Carta or "Great Charter" was one of the world's first documents containing commitments by a sovereign to his people to respect certain legal rights.[dubious – discuss]
The United States Declaration of Independence, unanimously ratified by the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia on 4 July 1776
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen approved by the National Assembly of France, 26 August 1789
"It is not a treaty... [In the future, it] may well become the international Magna Carta." Eleanor Roosevelt with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1949.
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
Human rights
…rights gained significant prominence after World War II, particularly in response to the atrocities of the Holocaust, leading to the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. This document outlined a comprehensive framework of rights that countries are encouraged to…
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