Universal human rights are outlined in the milestone document called the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). In it are 30 articles providing the basis upon which current human rights conventions, treaties, and other legal documents are built. This video offers an overview of those rights and the difficulties faced in providing equal human rights to every person. The UN General Assembly adopted the UDHR in 1948 in response to the barbaric activities of the Second World War.
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The UDHR is not a treaty and is therefore not legally binding. However, it expresses core values and ideas on human rights shared by the international community. As such, it has played a massive role in developing international human rights law and has led to the creation of a range of legally binding agreements on the states that ratify them. The UDHR, together with the two covenants (the International Covenant for Civil and Political Rights, and the International Covenant for Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights), form the International Bill of Rights. Universal human rights apply equally to everyone; they are not granted but are a given for any human. They are inalienable, indivisible, and interdependent.
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