Seventy-five years ago on Sunday, the U.N. General Assembly approved the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at a meeting in Paris — laying one of the foundation stones of the international order ...

The United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10 December 1948. Considered to be the most important memorandum on civil liberties, this document set the standard in a ...

COMMENTARY: The document’s Dec. 10 anniversary is a reminder not to give up on its noble aim of recognizing the dignity of each and every human being. Eleanor Roosevelt holding poster of the Universal ...

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights celebrated its 75th birthday on Sunday. The document comprises 30 articles outlining a range of human rights, including the right to life, liberty and ...

Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, Whereas disregard ...

FILE - Eleanor Roosevelt talks with Rene Cassin, French member of the United Nations Commission on human rights, before Mrs. Roosevelt's speech at the Sorbonne in Paris, Sept. 28, 1948. Seventy-five ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Seventy-five years ago on Sunday, the U.N.