The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR, www.tinyurl.com/2x393bjp), passed by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948, is the foundation of today’s global human rights movement. Its primary purpose is to place the dignity of every man and woman above the principle of absolute state sovereignty. The 30 articles of the UDHR are inalienable; together they make possible human freedom and development.
The UDHR was drafted by the Human Rights Commission of the United Nations. A group of three people initially drafted the document. Eleanor Roosevelt, the widow of President Franklin Roosevelt, was joined by Charles Malik of Lebanon and PC Chang of China. The Canadian international civil servant John Humphrey played a significant role, as did French jurist René Cassin, who was honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize in 1968.
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