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Universal Declaration of Human Rights

UDHR – Universal Declaration of Human Rights.  The first and most fundamental human rights standard approved by the United Nations (1948). Its thirty articles elaborate a wide range of civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights.  Even though it is not a legally binding document, the UDHR is considered the cornerstone of international human rights law.

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