International Conference on Human Rights: Proclamation of Teheran

On the 20-year anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, an International Conference on Human Rights was convened to assess progress in its implementation. Representatives of 84 Member States, along with delegates or observers from a number of United Nations bodies and specialized agencies, regional intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations, adopted the Proclamation of Teheran by consensus on 13 May 1968.