Everyone Has the Right: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

In 1946, former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt took over the Chairpersonship of the UN's Commission on Human Rights. Two-and-a-half years later, the first document declaring human rights for e... Read allIn 1946, former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt took over the Chairpersonship of the UN's Commission on Human Rights. Two-and-a-half years later, the first document declaring human rights for everyone passed the UN General Assembly without a single nation opposed.In 1946, former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt took over the Chairpersonship of the UN's Commission on Human Rights. Two-and-a-half years later, the first document declaring human rights for everyone passed the UN General Assembly without a single nation opposed.