697 - The 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">After two World Wars and the Holocaust, the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 was a milestone for humanity. But 75 years later, the document remains both an inspiration and a measure of failure. <strong>Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein</strong>, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, talks with <strong>Dr. Josh Sharfstein</strong> about the origins of the document, its role in "stating the obvious," and why the world has fallen woefully behind in upholding it. Learn more: <a href= "https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fresearch.un.org%2Fen%2Fudhr75&data=05%7C01%7Clsmit197%40jhu.edu%7C4894f9cece2b404acfab08dbf5acb6fd%7C9fa4f438b1e6473b803f86f8aedf0dec%7C0%7C0%7C638373894367342461%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=mHJYZm64L8dSrfT%2BwxI%2BT%2B82Gk%2FuDqP8t%2FwBDSJG1VI%3D&reserved=0">https://research.un.org/en/udhr75</a></p>