Human Rights
,Human rights are the basic right
and freedoms to which all huma
beings are entitled. They are
applicable at all times and in all
places and they protect everyon
equally without discrimination.
,
, United Nations
• The Atlantic Charter was an important policy statement issued during World War II on 14 th August 1941
• It defined the Allied goals for the post-war world
• The leaders of the UK and USA drafted the work and all the Allies WW2 later confirmed it
• The Charter stated the ideal goals of the war: no territorial aggrandizement, self-determination, reduction
trade restrictions, freedom of seas, freedom from fear and want
• Supports of the Atlantic Charter signed the Declaration by UN on 01/01/1942, which became the basis fo
modern UN
• The Atlantic Charter set goals for the post-war world and inspired many of the international agreements t
shaped the world
• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 10/12/1948
• It was the result of the experience of WW2 – aim was to never repeat atrocities
• The bill of rights was finally agreed and signed by 1948
• Much debate had taken place to ensure that the bill was not only representing ‘western’ ideal and values
was truly global
,Human rights are the basic right
and freedoms to which all huma
beings are entitled. They are
applicable at all times and in all
places and they protect everyon
equally without discrimination.
,
, United Nations
• The Atlantic Charter was an important policy statement issued during World War II on 14 th August 1941
• It defined the Allied goals for the post-war world
• The leaders of the UK and USA drafted the work and all the Allies WW2 later confirmed it
• The Charter stated the ideal goals of the war: no territorial aggrandizement, self-determination, reduction
trade restrictions, freedom of seas, freedom from fear and want
• Supports of the Atlantic Charter signed the Declaration by UN on 01/01/1942, which became the basis fo
modern UN
• The Atlantic Charter set goals for the post-war world and inspired many of the international agreements t
shaped the world
• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 10/12/1948
• It was the result of the experience of WW2 – aim was to never repeat atrocities
• The bill of rights was finally agreed and signed by 1948
• Much debate had taken place to ensure that the bill was not only representing ‘western’ ideal and values
was truly global
