EU Celebrates 70th Anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The promotion and protection of human rights is at the heart of multilateralism, a central pillar of the UN system, and a core and founding value of the EU.

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the European Union joins UN Human Rights in inviting everyone to #Standup4humanrights.

The Universal Declaration is the cornerstone of international human rights law and its first article captures its very essence:
"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights".

While the international human rights system has come under increasing pressure, it still continues to show great resilience to withstand challenges.

Human Rights Defenders all over the world embody that resilience. These are some of their Stories.

The EU stands up and continues to relentlessly support human rights defenders, to speak out against the shrinking civil society space, and to use political and financial action to support them.

They stood up, will you?

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