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Importance And Importance Of Human Rights

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Human rights are universal legal safeguards and actions against individuals and omissions that interfere with fundamental freedoms, entitlements and human dignity. They provide rules for the minimum legal protection and freedoms and govern the relationship between an individual and the State. Nevertheless, before the creation of the United Nations, individuals and their rights were not a major concern of international law. The protection of Human Rights has become of great importance in the aftermath of the catastrophe of the world wars and the Holocaust. The creation of the United Nations in 1945 under the United Nations Charter has led to more consideration for human rights but this organization has not been created for the purpose of protecting human rights. As a consequence, on 10 December 1948 the United Nations General Assembly adopted a text devoted solely to human rights and fundamental freedoms as Resolution 217A, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This text has been adopted for the purpose of defining the meaning of "fundamental freedoms" and "human rights" appearing in the United Nations Charter (UN Charter).
The Declaration outlines the individual rights and freedoms for everyone based on the principles of dignity, equality and fairness. It also affirms the need to protect fundamental freedoms through a rule of law. The UDHR is concerned not only with the sphere of civil and political rights but also with economic, social and cultural rights. It is an

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