(a) What is the meaning of Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)? (b) Highlight any six core rights or freedom in the Universal Declaration of Human ...

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(a) Meaning of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is an international document adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 10th December 1948 which sets out the basic rights and fundamental freedoms to which all human beings everywhere are entitled, regardless of race, colour, sex, religion, language or nationality. It serves as a common standard of human rights for all peoples and nations of the world.

(b) Six core rights or freedoms in the UDHR of 1948

1. Right to life, liberty and security of person.
2. Freedom from slavery, torture and inhuman or degrading treatment.
3. Right to equality before the law and fair hearing.
4. Freedom of thought, conscience and religion.
5. Freedom of opinion, expression and information.
6. Right to education, work and an adequate standard of living. (Others: freedom of movement, freedom of peaceful assembly and association, and the right to own property.)