ABSTRACT
The Declaration was prepared by the Commission on Human Rights. The Commission was set up by the Economic and Social Council and charged with the task of drafting an international bill of rights. The Commission prepared the Declaration as a first step in the process of establishing a set of internationally defined human rights. The Declaration concentrates heavily on traditional Western civil and political rights, but includes several provisions relating to economic, social, and cultural matters. It is a resolution of the General Assembly and not a legally binding treaty, but many legal authorities refer to the Declaration as evidence of customary international law and as an important official elaboration of the general human rights provisions of the Charter. Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.
