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Learn about the international human rights movement, the International Bill of Human Rights, and the various instruments and mechanisms that protect and promote human rights. Find out how to become a party to international treaties, how to respect, protect and fulfil human rights obligations, and how to access legal remedies and mechanisms.
- International Bill of Human Rights
The International Bill of Human Rights is a powerful...
- What are human rights?
The UDHR, which turns 75 on 10 December 2023, continues to...
- International Bill of Human Rights
International human rights law (IHRL) is the body of international law designed to promote human rights on social, regional, and domestic levels. As a form of international law, international human rights law is primarily made up of treaties , agreements between sovereign states intended to have binding legal effect between the parties that ...
Learn how the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is the foundation of international human rights law and how it has inspired many legally binding treaties and conventions. Explore the core principles, obligations, and mechanisms of international human rights protection.
- All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
- Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.
- Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
- No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.
An overview of the history of human rights law at the global, regional and subregional levels, from the Magna Carta to the UN Charter and treaties. The article traces the evolution of human rights from three generations of rights (civil, economic and social) to a single generation of interdependent and indivisible rights. It also discusses the role of the UN in promoting and protecting human rights.
