Essays on Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The debate surrounding the applicability of human rights, whether universally or in a culturally relative manner, has gained traction. Increasingly, individuals and communities are challenging the notion that all human rights should be universally applied. However, it remains vital for nations to adhere to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a means of protecting…

That due a person or claim a person has by virtue of being a human being. The term human rights is relatively recent. It was first used by U. S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in a 1941 message to the United States” Congress in which he propounded four freedoms- – -freedoms of speech and religion,…

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a document which states the rights we have as human beings. In it, it EMPHASISES the point that we’re all equal and entitled to ‘basic needs’ such as education, freedom, a right to practise any Religion and to live securely/free from persecution. Every country who signs the declaration…