Universal Declaration of Human Rights

illustration book cover hand with dove — UDHR cover

This book is a celebration of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights. Through illustration, I aimed to transform a legal document into an enjoyable little book, and to evoke the timelessness, passion and power of this remarkable document.

Originally published as a hardcover edition by Allen & Unwin, in association with Amnesty International, the book is now available as a handy paperback edition.

Published by Spinebill Press
ISBN 9780648531500

illustration hands hold person with wings — The right to life, liberty and security

illustration bound hands — Freedom from slavery and servitude

illustration man with whipped back — No torture or degrading punishment

illustration court trial — The right to a fair trial

illustration footsteps — The right to freedom of movement

illustration refugee fleeing from bombing — The right to asylum from persecution

illustration couple holding hands — The right to get married

illustration head with flowers — Freedom of thought, conscience and religion

illustration people in row boat — Duties to the community

I started this project when I could not find a copy of the Declaration of Human Rights in print anywhere (except as a poster). It occurred to me that the Declaration was widely revered but rarely ever read, and I tried to think of a way to make this document more easily available and accessible. The result is this small book, which was first published on the 60th Anniversary of the Declaration’s proclamation.

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