The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the UN General Assembly on December 10, 1948, proclaiming the inherent rights and freedoms of individuals regardless of nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, language, or any other status. The principal author of the declaration was a Canadian, John Peters Humphrey.

Credits

• The universal declaration of human rights. Wikimedia Commons/United Nations
Department of Public Information
• Portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt. Wikimedia/Library of Congress.
• Eleanor Roosevelt holding poster of the universal declaration of human rights.
Wikimedia Commons/FDR Presidential Library & Museum
• Portrait of John Peters Humphrey. UN photo by Kari Berggrav (UN7519327)
• Eleanor Roosevelt and John Peters Humphrey during the first meeting of the 8-member
Drafting Committee on International Bill of Rights, Commission on Human Rights. UN
Photo (UN7723317).
• Palais de Chaillot, Paris, France, site of the third United Nations General Assembly. Sept
8, 1948. UN Photo (UN7772110)
• General view of the opening meeting of the third Regular Session of the United Nations
General Assembly. Sept 21, 1948. UN Photo (UN7738823)

This project was made possible in part by the Government of Canada.