United Nations Commission on Human Rights (Human Rights Council)
Welcome to the Human Rights Council The Human Rights Council is an inter-governmental body within the United Nations system responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around…
UN Charter
Universal Declaration of Human Rights Preamble Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of…
Solidarity, the Individual and Human Rights
Carl Wellman I. Introduction In his inaugural lecture to the tenth study session of the International Institute of Human Rights in 1979, Karel Vasak presented a brief but systematic theory…
Social and Cultural rights
ESCR are human rights concerning the basic social and economic conditions needed to live a life of dignity and freedom, relating to work and workers' rights, social security, health, education, food, water, housing, healthy environment, and culture. Human rights provide…
Economic
What are Economic, Social and Cultural rights? Economic, social, and cultural rights include the human right to work, the right to an adequate standard of living, including food, clothing, and…
Civil and political rights
The Right to Life Section 93 of the Constitution of the Republic of LatviaArticle 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human RightsArticle 6 of the UN International Covenant on Civil…
Generations Theory of human rights
Putting to rest the Three Generations Theory of human rights The notion of three generations of human rights has endured for 40 years. But it has no solid historical or…
Recent Developments in the UN Human Rights Council
In recent years at the United Nation’s Human Right’s Council (UNHRC) an ideological challenge has been directed against the universality of international human rights by a strong religious lobby. Religions themselves have,…
The National Archives
Conflict, union and rebellion This period witnessed a number of important political, social, economic and religious developments. Many started from, or ended in, bitter conflict but from these arose the…
American Bill of Rights: 1776 – 1783
As the United States of America broke off relations with its sovereign King George III and declared independence on July 4, 1776, the Thirteen American colonies under English sovereignty became…
