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Initiate studies and make recommendations to promote international political cooperation, the development and codification of international law, the realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms, and international collaboration in the economic, social, humanitarian, cultural, educational and health fields.

The Human Rights Council consists of 47 Member States elected directly and individually by a majority of the 193 states of the UN General Assembly. Elections take place every year. Seats are equitably distributed among the five UN regional groups, with one-third of the members being renewed each year.

These basic rights are based on shared values like dignity, fairness, equality, respect and independence. These values are defined and protected by law.

What do we mean by human rights? principles – this stands for Fairness, Respect, Equality, Dignity, and Autonomy (choice and control). These principles are considered to underpin all international human rights treaties, incorporating articles used in the 1998 Human Rights Act and aligned with the Equality Act 2010.

The PANEL principles are one way of breaking down what a human rights based approach means in practice. PANEL stands for Participation, Accountability, Non-Discrimination, Empowerment and Legality.

Human rights include the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education, and many more. Everyone is entitled to these rights, without discrimination.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is one of the first UN documents to elaborate the principles of human rights mentioned in the UN Charter. It was adopted by General Assembly resolution 217 A (III) on 10 December 1948, by a vote of 48-0-8. Human Rights Day is celebrated on 10 December every year.

Appendix 5: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (abbreviated) Article 1Right to EqualityArticle 2Freedom from DiscriminationArticle 3Right to Life, Liberty, Personal SecurityArticle 4Freedom from SlaveryArticle 5Freedom from Torture and Degrading Treatment25 more rows