On December 10, 1948 the General Assembly
of the
United Nations adopted and proclaimed
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Following this historic act
the Assembly called upon all Member countries to publicize the text of
the Declaration and "to cause it to be disseminated, displayed, read and
expounded principally in schools and other educational institutions, without
distinction based on the political status of countries or territories."
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights offers the text
of the
Universal
Declaration of Human Rights in over 300 languages.