The foundations of this body of law are the United Nations Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the General Assembly in 1945 and 1948 respectively.
Endorsing this philosophy in 1992, the United Nations Human Rights Committee explained that states have "a positive obligation toward persons who are particularly vulnerable because of their ...
The Council today approved conclusions on the priorities of the European Union in United Nations Human Rights fora in 2025. The message from the conclusions is clear: the EU is committed to ...
The Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 and sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected.
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