Thursday, December 10, is International Human Rights Day. Seventy-seven years ago, on this date, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the UN General Assembly as a universal and binding document. Although many states today recognize the Declaration and have even incorporated parts of it into their constitutions, […]
Human Rights
December 10, marks International Human Rights Day. Seventy-six years ago, on this day, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly as a globally binding document. The concept of “human rights” was familiar to the world before this date, but the idea of turning […]