Universal Human Rights
Learn about the rights we all share, and how their universal protection helps ensure freedom, justice and peace in the world.
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In 1948 the United Nations issued a Universal Declaration of Human Rights that laid out a common standard of fundamental rights to be universally protected. But how much do you know about the rights and freedoms everyone, everywhere — including you — is entitled to? Explore the videos below, and dig deeper in their accompanying lesson materials, to learn more about your rights, their history, and how to protect their future.
What are universal human rights? Start here
Institutions
Learn about the institutions designed to protect human rights.
Examples of rights
Learn about the kinds of rights to which you’re entitled.
Success stories
Learn how human rights are being upheld and expanded.
Implementation
Learn about the processes designed to protect human rights.
Threats to human rights
Learn about the threats from which human rights must be protected.
The genie of polarization — how can we get it back in the bottle? - Kris De Meyer
Lesson duration 13:28
Actors
Learn about what role people have in implementing and protecting our rights.
Reimagining corporate responsibility to respect human rights - Erika George
Lesson duration 12:28
Why the human rights movement needs to be reinvented - Gerald Knaus
Lesson duration 16:32
Calls to action
Learn the amazing stories of how people all over the world are ensuring the rights of all.
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