Akanksha Vashist, Research Assistant, School of Law, Galgotias University
ABSTRACT
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a historic document in regards to Human Rights. It is a milestone in area of Human Rights as it had been drafted by citizens of various parts of the World having varied legal and cultural background. First time, it threw light upon the importance of fundamental human rights to be universally protected. It was recognised all over the world and was translated into 500 languages which lead to emergence of more than 70 treaties of Human Rights which are working at international as well as national level. The power drawn by UDHR is through its aim to provide freedom, equality and dignity and to make world a better place. This document embarked upon the people the right of freedom and equality.
UDHR was adopted by United Nations on 10th December 1948. The committee set to work upon UDHR in 1946 brought about 30 Rights which expressed the core protection of Human Rights. Later, this document acted as a basis of International Human Rights Law.
These 30 Rights given by UDHR will be elaborated further into the paper. Briefly, these 30 rights included the freedom of expression, right to be free from torture, right to seek asylum, right to life, liberty and privacy, right to education and so on.
The Paper will examine the role of UDHR through the lens of Human Rights. It enables to contemplate the role of UDHR in strengthening Human Rights.
The fundamental tenet of the paper's conclusion—that every human being possesses the same unalienable rights—underpins all the rights stated in the UDHR. This indicates that regardless of a person's circumstances, every man, woman, and child has the same rights. There cannot be any form of distinction based on factors like gender, ethnicity, language, religion, etc.
Keywords: UDHR (Universal Declaration of Human Rights), Human rights, Equality, International Human Rights Law
