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title: "Facts about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights"  
description: "The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was a document adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 10, 1948."  
author: "Babita Soni"  
published: 2023-03-14  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2004/facts-about-the-universal-declaration-of-human-rights  
category: "education, history"  
tags: ["Universal Declaration of Human Rights"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Facts about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

![Facts about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/f77f1059-e51e-4d44-bfae-aa2f947b6017/images/b183187a-fdde-4597-97e1-a66ddb122a67.jpeg) ![Facts about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/f77f1059-e51e-4d44-bfae-aa2f947b6017/images/eccc2d3d-2859-4c56-b288-46ee068035f6.jpeg) The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a document that outlines the basic human rights to that every person is entitled. ![Facts about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/f77f1059-e51e-4d44-bfae-aa2f947b6017/images/c1086dad-d6af-436f-9b59-968e3034f1f1.jpeg) The United Nations General Assembly adopted it on December 10, 1948. ![Facts about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/f77f1059-e51e-4d44-bfae-aa2f947b6017/images/a254a7da-c261-4f06-9597-458ee17ceadf.jpeg) The UDHR consists of 30 articles that cover a wide range of human rights, including civil and political rights, economic, social and cultural rights. ![Facts about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/f77f1059-e51e-4d44-bfae-aa2f947b6017/images/22e75277-c66a-4cf1-93b9-8f35e7bfef45.jpeg) The document was created in response to the atrocities committed during World War II and was intended to promote peace and prevent future conflicts. ![Facts about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/f77f1059-e51e-4d44-bfae-aa2f947b6017/images/a68c0d32-d3a3-432e-bb41-819f17d62483.jpeg) The UDHR is not legally binding but has influenced international human rights law.

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