COMMENTARY: The document’s Dec. 10 anniversary is a reminder not to give up on its noble aim of recognizing the dignity of each and every human being. Eleanor Roosevelt holding poster of the Universal ...

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How Eleanor Roosevelt’s leadership made her the “First Lady of the World.” The statue of first lady Eleanor Roosevelt stands before the United Nations emblem at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt memorial.

Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, Whereas disregard ...

What do these have in common? They represent the new frontier in human rights. The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on July 28, 2022, to declare the ability to live in “a clean, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr Ewelina U Ochab is a Forbes contributor, lawyer, and author. December 10 marked the United Nations Human Rights Day, a day ...

Seventy-five years ago on Sunday, the U.N. General Assembly approved the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at a meeting in Paris — laying one of the foundation stones of the international order ...

On December 10, the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) will reach its three-quarters of a century milestone. Adopted on the same day by the UN General Assembly in 1948, the ...

I recently had the opportunity to give a presentation to a group of human rights workers during a training at Human Rights Watch. As is always the case when I prepare and deliver a presentation, and ...