UN Commission Completes Draft of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights adopted the International Declaration of Human Rights, establishing a universal standard that empowered nations to challenge state-sanctioned oppression for the first time. This document transformed abstract moral ideals into concrete legal obligations, compelling governments worldwide to justify their treatment of citizens against an international benchmark.
June 18, 1948
78 years ago
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