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Universal Declaration of Human Rights

declaration adopted in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a legal act[1].

Key Facts

  • Author: United Nations General Assembly[3], United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights Drafting Committee[4]
  • Instance of: declaration[5], statute[6], written work[7], non-binding resolution[8]
  • Genre: legal act[9]
  • Depicts: arbitrary arrest and detention[10], presumption of innocence[11], right to an effective remedy[12], due process[13], right to a fair trial[14], freedom of thought[15], freedom of expression[16], right to property[17], right to work[18], right to health[19], right to a social and international order[20], right to housing[21], equality before the law[22]
  • Collection: Chaillot Palace[23]
  • Place of publication: Paris[24]
  • Part of: International Bill of Human Rights[25]
  • Commons category: Universal Declaration of Human Rights[26]
  • Legislated by: United Nations General Assembly[27]
  • Has part(s): article 9 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights[28], Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights[29]
  • Inception: December 10, 1948[30]
  • Publication date: 1940[31]
  • Has edition or translation: Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Swedish edition)[32], Universal Declaration of Human Rights (fo)[33], Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Chinese edition)[34], Q15724269[35], Universal Declaration of Human Rights (sk edition)[36], Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Russian edition)[37], Universal Declaration of Human Rights (ro edition)[38], Universal Declaration of Human Rights (pt edition)[39], Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Polish edition)[40], Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Latin edition)[41], Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Italian edition)[42], Universal Declaration of Human Rights (id edition)[43], Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Hungarian edition)[44], Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Hebrew edition)[45]
  • Official website: https://www.un.org/fr/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights[46], https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights[47]
  • Main subject: human rights[48]
  • Work available at URL: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Documents/UDHR_Translations/eng.pdf[49], https://fn.se/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Allmanforklaringomdemanskligarattigheterna.pdf[50], https://www.ohchr.org/en/human-rights/universal-declaration/translations/asturian-bable[51]

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Influence

Things named for Universal Declaration of Human Rights include Human Rights Day[52], a world day[53], founded in 1950[54].

Why It Matters

Universal Declaration of Human Rights has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

It has been cited as an influence by Association for Civil Rights in Israel[57], a not-for-profit organization[58], in Israel[59], founded in 1972[60], headquartered in Tel Aviv[61].

Entities named for it include Human Rights Day[52], a world day[53], founded in 1950[54].

FAQs

Who did Universal Declaration of Human Rights influence?

Universal Declaration of Human Rights has been cited as an influence by Association for Civil Rights in Israel[57].

Related Entities

human rights statute

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  1. [58] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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