Universal Declaration of Human Rights



History -When the racist atrocities committed by Nazi Germany became known after World War II, the world community concluded that a universal declaration of human rights which specified the rights of individuals was necessary to give force to the Human Rights provisions in the United Nations Charter.

In 1946 the UN established a committee, chaired by Eleanor Roosevelt, to draft the Bill of Human rights. On December 10, 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations. Following the adoption of human rights,  United Nations committed  member countries to publicize, and teach the universal human rights  especially in schools and other educational institutions.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights


