Universal declaration of human rights

On the 10th of December 2018 the world celebrates the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights. This Declaration is a milestone document in the history of human rights. Drafted by representatives with different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world, the Declaration was proclaimed by...

Thanks to our rich connection with Zimbabwean poet in exile, Mbizo Chirasha, I have the pleasure and privilege of expanding The Poet by Day to include African artists, to feature their efforts in s…

Reading about history helps us better understand ourselves and the world around us, but exploring it through visual examples can make our past seem even more real. Like looking at old photographs that let us in on the undoubtedly captivating moments that we may have forgotten or weren't even aware of. However, the color palette we usually associate with these images is a narrow one — black and white. While faded and scratched monochrome photos do have their charm, they can make it difficult…

On December 10, 1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

I’ve previously posted about how I use the UN Universal Declaration Of Human Rights in a modified version of the well-known Rethinking Schools lesson ((I provide students excerpts of the Unit…

The international human rights movement was strengthened when the United Nations General Assembly adopted of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) on 10 December 1948. Drafted as ‘a common standard of achievement for all peoples and nations', the Declaration for the first time in human history spell out basic civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights that all human beings should enjoy.

December 10 is #HumanRightsDay, marking the anniversary of the Assembly’s adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. More at: https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-rights-day

A selection of rights from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights interpreted by illustrators including Axel Scheffler, Debi Gliori, Chris Ridell and John Burningham

Liza Donnelly's 'We are all born free and equal' - Tutti siamo nati liberi e uguali