Question

Eleanor Roosevelt is known for the contributions for creating which of the following international documents :

• A. UN Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment
• B. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• C. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
• D. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Universal Declaration of Human Rights

• Eleanor Roosevelt served as the first chairperson of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, a position she held from 1946 to 1951.
• She played a pivotal role as the driving force behind the drafting and adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 10, 1948.
• The UDHR remains a landmark document in the history of human rights, establishing the fundamental human rights to be universally protected for the first time.
• Often referred to as the First Lady of the World, she famously called the declaration the Magna Carta for all mankind.
• Her leadership was critical in navigating the ideological differences between the United States and the Soviet Union during the early Cold War era to finalize the text.
• The UDHR consists of a Preamble and 30 articles setting out fundamental rights and freedoms, forming the basis for many modern international human rights laws and treaties.
• This achievement is widely considered her greatest legacy and is recognized globally as the foundation of modern international human rights protection.