Universal Declaration of Human Rights — Seafish

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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United Nations
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights sets out fundamental human rights to be universally protected.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 (General Assembly resolution 217 A) is a common standard of achievements for all peoples and all nations. It sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected and it has been translated into over 500 languages.


Significance for seafood businesses: 

These are fundamental principles (not seafood-specific) that seafood businesses need to be aware of.


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