When you hear the words “The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights” — or the UDHR — what are the first things ...

Every week, CBC Kids News takes a deep dive into a topic that’s been making headlines. Click the video above or below for this week’s KN Explains. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) ...

On December 16, 1966, these two legally binding treaties joined the landmark Universal Declaration of Human Rights ( UDHR) to ...

“We have to continue walking…We still have to cover a long distance, but we are in the right direction.” The event took place 20 March during the 69th Commission on the Status of Women, a panel of ...

Welcome to the multilingual video collection! Human rights are everyone's rights. Here you can watch people from around the globe reading their #RightsOutLoud. Select a language, country or article ...

The GOVERNMENT creates laws to protect these rights. We must be aware of our RESPONSIBILITIES, to ensure that all people can enjoy their human rights equally. A right is a moral entitlement to have or ...

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights—adopted in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly to set a framework for the pursuit of human rights globally—recognizes workers’ rights as essential to ...

“…recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace ...