Human rights are rights we have simply because we exist as human beings. These universal rights are inherent to us all, regardless of nationality, sex, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, language, or any other status. They range from the most fundamental - the right to life, to those that make life worth living, such as the rights to food, education, work, health, and liberty. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1948 was the first legal document to set out the fundamental human rights to be universally protected. The principle of universality of human rights is the cornerstone of international human rights law. This means that we are all equally entitled to our human rights. Thus, human rights are universal and inalienable; indivisible; interdependent and interrelated. The universality of human rights is encompassed in the words of Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.”

Prachi Garg

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