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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a global document ratified by the United Nations General Assembly, which establishes the rights and liberties of every individual. It was crafted by a UN committee led by Eleanor Roosevelt and was adopted as Resolution 217 during the General Assembly's third session on December 10, 1948, at the Palais de Chaillot in Paris, France. Out of the 58 member states of the United Nations at that time, 48 were in favor of the declaration, none opposed it, eight abstained from voting, and two chose not to participate in the vote.
{{Short description|Declaration adopted in 1948 by the UN General Assembly}}
 
 
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| document_name        = Universal Declaration of Human Rights <br/>मानवाधिकारों की सार्वभौम घोषणा
| image                = Eleanor Roosevelt UDHR.jpg
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| image_caption        = {{Longitem|[[Eleanor Roosevelt]] holding the English language version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in November 1949}}
| image2              = The universal declaration of human rights 10 December 1948.jpg
| image2_caption      = The human rights adopted by the [[United Nations General Assembly]] in Paris on 10 December 1948
| date_created        = 1948
| date_ratified        = 10 December 1948
| location_of_document = [[Palais de Chaillot]], Paris
| writer              = [[Drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights|Draft Committee]]{{efn|Included [[John Peters Humphrey]] (Canada), [[René Cassin]] (France), [[P. C. Chang]] (Republic of China), [[Charles Malik]] (Lebanon), [[Hansa Mehta]] (India) and [[Eleanor Roosevelt]] (United States); see [[#Creation and drafting|Creation and drafting]] section above.}}
| purpose              = [[Human rights]]
| wikisource          = Universal Declaration of Human Rights
| official_website    = {{URL|https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights|un.org/udhr}}
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The '''Universal Declaration of Human Rights''' ({{lang-hi|मानवाधिकारों की सार्वभौम घोषणा}} (UDHR) is a global document ratified by the [[United Nations General Assembly]], which establishes the rights and liberties of every individual. It was crafted by a UN committee led by [[Eleanor Roosevelt]] and was adopted as Resolution 217 during the General Assembly's third session on 10 December 1948, at the [[Palais de Chaillot in Paris]], [[France]]. Out of the 58 member states of the [[United Nations]] at that time, 48 were in favor of the declaration, none opposed it, eight abstained from voting, and two chose not to participate in the vote.
 
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a pivotal document in the evolution of human and civil rights. It comprises 30 articles that outline an individual's ''basic rights and fundamental freedoms'', emphasising their universal nature as inherent, inalienable, and applicable to all people. The UDHR was adopted as a ''common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations'', obligating countries to acknowledge that all humans are ''born free and equal in dignity and rights''. This principle applies irrespective of factors such as ''nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, language, or any other status''.
 
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights
मानवाधिकारों की सार्वभौम घोषणा
Eleanor Roosevelt UDHR.jpg
Eleanor Roosevelt holding the English language version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in November 1949
The universal declaration of human rights 10 December 1948.jpg
The human rights adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948
Created1948
Ratified10 December 1948
LocationPalais de Chaillot, Paris
Author(s)Draft Committee[lower-alpha 1]
PurposeHuman rights
Official website
un.org/udhr
Full text
Universal Declaration of Human Rights at Wikisource


The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Hindi: मानवाधिकारों की सार्वभौम घोषणा (UDHR) is a global document ratified by the United Nations General Assembly, which establishes the rights and liberties of every individual. It was crafted by a UN committee led by Eleanor Roosevelt and was adopted as Resolution 217 during the General Assembly's third session on 10 December 1948, at the Palais de Chaillot in Paris, France. Out of the 58 member states of the United Nations at that time, 48 were in favor of the declaration, none opposed it, eight abstained from voting, and two chose not to participate in the vote.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a pivotal document in the evolution of human and civil rights. It comprises 30 articles that outline an individual's basic rights and fundamental freedoms, emphasising their universal nature as inherent, inalienable, and applicable to all people. The UDHR was adopted as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, obligating countries to acknowledge that all humans are born free and equal in dignity and rights. This principle applies irrespective of factors such as nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, language, or any other status.

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