Amnesty International Australia

09/23/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 09/22/2025 19:01

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In 1948, following the traumatic events of World War II, representatives from the 50 member states of the United Nations banded together to create a list of the rights everyone around the world should enjoy.

Under the guidance of Eleanor Roosevelt, then-first lady of the United States and a politician, diplomat and activist in her own right, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was born.

"Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution"Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 14

Article 1 states: "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood."

There are 30 actions in the Declaration of Human Rights - 30 rights of everyone on this planet. The remaining articles include the right to asylum, the right to freedom from torture, the right to free speech and the right to education. Do you know them all?

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