Human Rights Day, 10 December 2019

On 10 December 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This groundbreaking document set a high standard for the universal protection of fundamental and indivisible human rights and thus became a shared achievement of the Nations.
Two years later, in 1950, the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) was drafted by the newly created Council of Europe – an Organisation aiming at the unconditional protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms. More...