• Right to be Born Free and Equal

• Right to Life, Liberty, and Security

• Right to be free from degrading treatment

• Right to be a person with equal protection before the law

• Right to Social Security

• Right to Vote
• Right to Work
• Right to Speak Up

• Right to Protest
• Right to Fair Trial

• Right to Pursue Happiness

• And More ...

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International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

HUMAN RIGHTS

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document in the history of human rights. Drafted by representatives with different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world, the Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 (General Assembly resolution 217 A) as a common standard of achievements for all peoples and all nations. It sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected and it has been translated into over 500 languages.

 

Download Universal Declaration of Human Rights - PDF

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Examples of Human Rights Treaties in Force in USA:

• Convention to suppress the slave trade and slavery
  Concluded at Geneva September 25, 1926.
  Entered into force for United States March 21, 1929.

• Convention on the political rights of women.
  Done at New York March 31, 1953.
  Entered into force for United States July 7, 1976.

• International covenant on civil and political rights.Done at New York December 16, 1966.Entered into force for United States September 8, 1992.

• Convention on elimination of all racial discrimination.
  Done at New York December 21, 1965.
  Entered into force for United States November 20, 1994.

• Convention against torture and degrading treatment.
  Done at New York December 10, 1984.
  Entered into force for United States November 20, 1994.

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