December 10 marked the United Nations Human Rights Day, a day designed by the U.N. to commemorate the U.N. General Assembly adopting, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (the UDHR).

As the document turns 75, U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk said this week that the world is at a “somber moment in history," wracked by conflicts and crises.

Sunday marks the 75 th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, but many of those most loudly celebrating are doing the most harm to its legacy. The Universal Declaration of Human ...

On December 10, 1948, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the hope of creating a better world after the horrors of World War II.

This month, we mark the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). History may not exactly repeat itself, but it does have an odd tendency to create ...

Why the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Remains Significant After 75 Years COMMENTARY: The document’s Dec. 10 anniversary is a reminder not to give up on its noble aim of recognizing the ...

As the document turns 75, U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk said this week that the world is at a “somber moment in history,” wracked by conflicts and crises.

Join us on December 6 as CSIS commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Arising out of a desire to prevent future atrocities following the horrors of World War II ...

There’s Life Yet in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights In the face of war and atrocities, the principles of the 75-year-old document remain sound. By Mary Ann Glendon Share ...

As the document turns 75, U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk said this week that the world is at a “somber moment in history," wracked by conflicts and crises.

As the document turns 75, U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk said this week that the world is at a “somber moment in history,” wracked by conflicts and crises.