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 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 ...

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,” ...

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 ...