Universal declaration of human rights

About “Universal declaration of human rights”

A document adopted by the United Nations General Assembly that codifies rights and freedoms of all human beings. Drafted by a UN committee chaired by Eleanor Roosevelt, it was accepted as Resolution 217 on 10 December 1948 at the Palais de Chaillot in Paris. Of 58 UN members, 48 voted in favor, none against, eight abstained, and two did not vote. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)