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John P. Humphrey and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Eleanor Roosevelt holding a poster of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1949; Humphrey does not appear in the photo.
Eleanor Roosevelt holding a poster of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1949; Humphrey does not appear in the photo. Eleanor Roosevelt UDHR (cropped) · FDR Presidential Library & Museum · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY 2.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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John P. Humphrey (1905–1995), a McGill law professor, was the first director of the United Nations Human Rights Division from 1946 to 1966. The 48-article “Secretariat Outline” he prepared with his staff for the UN Human Rights Commission laid the foundations for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948.

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His role in drafting the Declaration, not the work of other drafters or later human rights treaties.

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John P. Humphrey (1905-1995) National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada

Historical importance; plaque text