The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly resolution 217A at its 3rd session in Paris on 10 December 1948. From 1946-1948 delegates to the United Nations discussed and drafted an international declaration on the subject of human rights that has become a standard of principles for human rights.

This website provides access to United Nations documentation related to the drafting of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The documents are presented in chronological order, arranged according to the various bodies that met to discuss, draft and re-draft the Declaration. There are also brief biographic notes for the members of the Drafting Committee formed by the UN Commission on Human Rights.

• UN Archives: draft of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights made by René Cassin

  a 22-page original draft of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights made by René Cassin, who served as the rapporteur on the UN Commission of Human Rights

• UNOG Library Human Rights research guides
• OHCHR Library : Human Rights Timeline

  The Human Rights Timeline is a guide to the history of human rights through official documents of the United Nations.
• UN Archives: UDHR 70th anniversary page

  Provides links to scans of selected archival material from the time of the negotiations on the text.
• UN Documents : Human Rights Research Guide

  Find UN documents on human rights with this guide.

• UN Human Rights Research Guide

• The Universal Declaration on Human Rights