The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations on December 10,1948. Eleanor Roosevelt felt it was the greatest achievement of her life. She was part of the first American delegation to the United Nations.
When the UN established a permanent Commission on Human Rights, they unanimously elected Eleanor Roosevelt as chair. She also chaired the subcommittee that drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights consists of a preamble and 30 articles that outline the fundamental human rights that must be universally protected. “Where, and after all,accomplish universal human rights commence? In small places, close to home…”
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