Thursday, Nov. 9, 2-7:45 pm -and- Friday, Nov. 10, 8:45 am-12:15 pm
"We must stand firm against rising intolerance and build a future of dignity, security, justice & human rights for all." — UN Secretary-General António Guterres
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 as a common standard of achievements for all peoples and all nations.
UDHR set out fundamental human rights to be universally protected and has been translated into over 500 languages. The UDHR is widely recognized as having inspired and paved the way for adopting more than seventy human rights treaties at global and regional levels.
Of the 58 members of the United Nations at the time of the assembly, 48 voted in favor, none against, eight abstained, and two did not vote. Today, there are 193 member states of the United Nations.
The Nanovic Institute for European Studies, along with the Pulte Institute and other Keough School Institutes, will host scholars and experts from countries NOT represented at the 1948 assembly to discuss the impact of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights since its inception and the hopes for the future.
This landmark document enshrines the inalienable rights that everyone is entitled to as a human being — regardless of race, color, religion, sex, language, political or other opinions, national or social origin, property, birth, or other status. Available in more than 500 languages, it is the most translated document in the world.
The Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on December 10, 1948, and sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected.
