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[[File:EleanorRooseveltHumanRights.png|Eleanor Rossevelt|thumb|Eleanor Roosevelt with the Spanish version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.]] | |||
The [[Universal Declaration of Human Rights]] (UDHR) is a declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948 at the Palais de Chaillot, Paris. The Declaration arose directly from the horrific crimes against humanity, such as genocidal holocaust, during the Second World War and represents the first global expression of rights to which all human beings are inherently entitled. The full text is published by the United Nations on its website. | The [[Universal Declaration of Human Rights]] (UDHR) is a declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948 at the Palais de Chaillot, Paris. The Declaration arose directly from the horrific crimes against humanity, such as genocidal holocaust, during the Second World War and represents the first global expression of rights to which all human beings are inherently entitled. The full text is published by the United Nations on its website. | ||