The United Nations Prizes in the Field of Human Rights were instituted by United Nations General Assembly in 1966. They are intended to "honour and commend... 13 KB (1,310 words) - 15:31, 10 December 2023 |
 | traditionally on 10 December that the five-yearly United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights and Nobel Peace Prize are awarded. Many governmental... 24 KB (1,520 words) - 10:37, 3 April 2024 |
 | The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is a United Nations body whose mission is to promote and protect human rights around the world. The Council... 164 KB (15,542 words) - 08:12, 16 April 2024 |
The United Nations Human Rights Committee is a treaty body composed of 18 experts, established by a 1966 human rights treaty, the International Covenant... 36 KB (3,596 words) - 17:15, 10 April 2024 |
 | Declaration of Human Rights The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is an international document adopted by the United Nations General Assembly... 87 KB (9,061 words) - 19:31, 25 April 2024 |
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is a department of the United Nations Secretariat that works to promote and... 25 KB (2,709 words) - 17:14, 10 April 2024 |
on other issues. In 1998, the United Nations issued their Declaration on Human Rights Defenders to legitimise the work of human rights defenders and extend... 26 KB (3,375 words) - 20:35, 17 November 2023 |
resolution on human rights with "universal understanding", adopted by the United Nations in 2018. The resolution was passed by a vote of 121-8, with 54... 19 KB (1,867 words) - 13:02, 27 October 2023 |
52 Brett, Rachel, The Role and Limits of Human Rights NGOs at the United Nations, in, Beetham, David, Politics and human rights, The Political Studies... 4 KB (506 words) - 13:30, 23 February 2023 |
a given country. The growth of such bodies has been encouraged by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), which has... 36 KB (4,027 words) - 18:23, 1 April 2024 |