Question

Who chaired the UN committee that drafted the UDHR?

• A. Mahatma Gandhi
• B. Eleanor Roosevelt
• C. John Locke
• D. Martin Luther King Jr.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Eleanor Roosevelt

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)

• A global document proclaiming the inalienable rights of all human beings, regardless of race, gender, religion, or other status

• Adopted on December 10, 1948, in response to atrocities of World War II, particularly the Holocaust, to establish a universal standard for human dignity.

• Drafted by a UN committee chaired by Eleanor Roosevelt, with input from diverse cultures and legal systems.