[Jimbee (OP)]

Born out of the horrors of World War II, the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights was unanimously adopted in December of 1948, with Saudi Arabia and the USSR abstaining.

Originally meant as a kind of bill of rights that could be drawn upon by anyone anywhere, it is instead a common standard for all peoples everywhere. It still has some force of law. And many modern charters of rights are often based upon it.

As it says in the charter itself, people should be made aware of it everywhere, to grow in rights, and respect for your fellow humans. But many Americans at least, are not even aware of it.

Please take time to read the charter. It is interesting to see how close each nation comes to its (sometimes unrealistic) goals.

Also, I just have to ask. I know they don't mention the UDHR in the US media. Do they mention it in any other country?

Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of his personality is possible.

—UN UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS (UDHR), proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948.

Here is the the text:

https://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/

[alancalverd]

Most countries' constitutions predate the UDHR. It is a statement of aspiration rather than universal mandate, because there is no way of enforcing it, nor penalty for noncompliance. Interestingly, it doesn't include the inalienable right to kill your fellow citizens: the US constitution is unique in that respect.