What are Human Rights?
On December 10, 1948, The United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) to usher in a new era, proclaiming the basic rights and freedoms to which all people are entitled. The UDHR encompasses a broad spectrum of economic, social, cultural, political, and civil rights, such as:
- Right to equality
- Right to education
- Right to freedom of expression
- Right to an adequate standard of living
- Freedom from discrimination
- Freedom from torture
- Freedom from arbitrary arrest
- Freedom from slavery