75 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 75 years ago was a historic act of international cooperation and a reflection of our common humanity. It still has relevance for today’s global challenges. The world is facing multiple crises—climate change, raging armed conflicts, roll backs of individual rights. Even the very definition of what rights mean is being contested. Through all of this, this document has stood the test of time as a bulwark for human rights. Open Society President Mark Malloch-Brown explains why the declaration is important and how the current architecture that upholds it should change to deal with current and future issues. Learn more: https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/75-years-of-the-universal-declaration-of-human-rights