Human rights

Human rights are "basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled." All humans are endowed with certain entitlements merely by reason of being humans.  The modern conception of human rights developed in the aftermath of the Second World War, in part as a response to the Holocaust, culminating in the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948.

"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood." Article 1 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt & George Clooney’s Fiancée Amal Alamuddin Attends Anti-Rape Summit [VIDEO] [PHOTOS]

After being named an honorary dame by Queen Elizabeth II, Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie continued her work to eradicate sexual violence in war zones in the recent Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict. Together with her fiancé Brad Pitt and George Clooney's fiancée Amal Alamuddin, the "Maleficent" star made an inspiring speech in working together to end the global issue about rape as a weapon in war zones.

Nigella Lawson Choked by Husband: A "Community Problem with Community Solutions"; How People Could Have Helped Nigella [PHOTOS]

He is an advertising multimillionaire. She is a popular British TV chef. All seems to be perfect for the prominent couple, Charles Saatchi and Nigella Lawson. But behind success and money, a tragedy lurks at the corner of their home as shocking images of the television host, visibly in fear and great deal of pain while protecting herself from the strong grip of the hands of her own husband. Read on to find out why nobody intervened when the TV host was visibly choked by her husband of ten years ...