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eventREF E-0011722Revised

10 December 1948

Universal Declaration of Human Rights is adopted by the United Nations

Universal Declaration of Human Rights is adopted by the United Nations

Updated
30 Sep 2019
Universal Declaration of Human Rights is adopted by the United Nations

The UN adopts and proclaims the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The day is recognised and celebrated as International Human Rights Day. For a link to our History Classroom lesson on the South African Bill of Rights and Children's rights, modelled on the UDHR, click here.

How we know this

  1. 01SAHO South African Constitution 1996 [online] Available at: www.sahistory.org.za [Accessed on 28 Noevember 2013]
  2. 02UN History of the Document [online] Available at: www.un.org [Accessed on 28 November 2013]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Universal Declaration of Human Rights is adopted by the United Nations. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011722

South African History Online (2011) 'Universal Declaration of Human Rights is adopted by the United Nations', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011722 (Accessed: 9 November 2026).

South African History Online, Universal Declaration of Human Rights is adopted by the United Nations [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011722, (accessed 9 November 2026).

"Universal Declaration of Human Rights is adopted by the United Nations." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011722. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

South African History Online. "Universal Declaration of Human Rights is adopted by the United Nations." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011722.

Also on 10 December

  1. 1901First Nobel prizes are awarded
  2. 1939Artist Allina Ndebele is born
  3. 1961Albert Luthuli accepts the Nobel Peace Prize
  4. 1981The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) announces that a mysterious epidemic (AIDS) is causing increasing concern in the United States
  5. 1981The Committee of Artists of the World against Apartheid is established in Paris
  6. 1984Bishop Desmond Tutu is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo
  7. 1993Former Presidents de Klerk and Nelson Mandela are joint recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize.
  8. 1996Mandela signs SA Constitution into law

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