Técnico Especialista en Didáctica del Idioma Inglés

Module: Professional Values

Name: Ezequiel David Mercado Sanchez

Competence: "Summary" The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Date: June 12th , 2023

 importance of Human rights

The power of the Universal Declaration is the power of ideas to change the world. It inspires us to continue working to ensure that all
people can gain freedom, equality and dignity. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) 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, it set
out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a document that acts like a global road map for freedom and equality – protecting
the rights of every individual, everywhere. It was the first time countries agreed on the freedoms and rights that deserve universal
protection in order for every individual to live their lives freely, equ--ally and in dignity.

The UDHR was adopted by the newly established United Nations on 10 December 1948, in response to the “barbarous acts which […]
outraged the conscience of mankind” during the Second World War. Its adoption recognized human rights to be the foundation for
freedom, justice and peace.

Work on the UDHR began in 1946, with a drafting committee composed of representatives of a wide variety of countries, including the
USA, Lebanon and China. The drafting committee was later enlarged to include representatives of Australia, Chile, France, the Soviet
Union and the United Kingdom, allowing the document to benefit from contributions of states from all regions, and their diverse
religious, political and cultural contexts. The UDHR was then discussed by all members of the UN Commission on Human Rights and
finally adopted by the General Assembly in 1948.

The Declaration outlines 30 rights and freedoms that belong to all of us and that nobody can take away from us. The rights that were
included continue to form the basis for international human rights law. Today, the Declaration remains a living document. It is the most
translated document in the world.
We can acknowledge that the enforcement of human rights law has a long way to go while still recognizing the importance of the
UDHR’s purpose. It wasn’t created to serve as the pinnacle of human rights; it’s the scaffolding. It may have been inspired by historical
artifacts like the Cyrus Cylinder and the Magna Carta, but the Declaration represents the first global effort to protect human rights.
Within the course of human history, this effort is still fairly young. Turning those 30 articles from concepts into reality isn’t easy, but
even with challenges like violent resistance and oppression, the world has achieved significant human rights victories. In times of crisis
(wars, pandemics, climate change), the world must remember the message of the Universal Declaration: we cannot have progress and
peace without human rights.