On this day in 1948 the UN General Assembly adopts the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in which for the first time, in one place, are described rights, whose carrier is every human being. Declaration has been translated into 375 languages and dialects, making it the most translated document in the world.

The need for such a document that clearly states the basic human rights, strongly felt after the disclosure of crimes against humanity committed by the Nazis in Germany during World War II. That is why the United Nations decides to form declaration to be referred to the human rights.

Main role in the preparation of the declaration plays Canadian John Peters Humphrey. For the position of Chairman of the Commission on Human Rights has been appointed the wife of US President at the time, Eleanor Roosevelt

Signed on 10 December 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is one of the most important documents of the United Nations (UN) after the end of World War II. The document sets out principles, which still have a huge impact on the world - the principles of human dignity, freedom, equality and brotherhood. The main part of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights constitute individual rights (right to life and the abolition of slavery); contains individual political and civil rights; refers to the freedom of religion, opinion and expression; recorded are social, economic and cultural rights.