The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Eleanor Roosevelt holding the text of United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, November 1949

A refinement and advancement of the principles set forth in The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (1789), The Universal Declaration of Human Rights provides a contemporary common ground starting point for the development of peaceful and fraternal/sororal relations among humans worldwide. It was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly 10 December 1948. Image links to official UN English text.