Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Document number
- 1085
- Date
- 1948
- Title
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Author/publisher
- United Nations (UN)
- Availability
- View/save PDF version of this document
- Document type(s)
- International Law,
- Keywords
- International law, Human rights
- Summary
- On December 10, 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Following this historic act the Assembly called upon all Member countries to publicize the text of the Declaration and "to cause it to be disseminated, displayed, read and expounded principally in schools and other educational institutions, without distinction based on the political status of countries or territories."
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