December marked Universal Human Rights Awareness Month, a global reminder that across borders, cultures and generations we are all human and all equal.

This December 10, 2008, marks the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by 48 countries — almost the entire membership of the U.N. at the time. The UDHR ...

I recently had the opportunity to give a presentation to a group of human rights workers during a training at Human Rights Watch. As is always the case when I prepare and deliver a presentation, and ...

The UN Academic Impact (UNAI), Human Rights team of the UN Department of Global Communications, and UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) invite you to an online panel discussion: "Women Who Shaped the ...

The U.S. government has long had an ambivalent approach toward economic, social, and cultural rights (ESCR). The United States played a central role in articulating these rights and ensuring that they ...

On 20 March 2025, the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) held a panel discussion entitled “Women Who Shaped the Universal Declaration of Human Rights”, which focused on ...

As the world marks Universal Human Rights Day on Wednesday, the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta is inviting the public to explore its newly renovated galleries—completely free of ...

On this Human Rights Day, we honor the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)—the foundational 1948 document affirming that “all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights,” ...

Is it possible to advocate for universal human rights while quietly dismantling the institution one of its core articles was written to protect? Article 16 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ...

In any case, while researching the recent presentation, I found my attention drawn to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). It was demanded by the necessities arising from the horror and ...