One Tuesday, Dec. 10, we commemorated the 76th anniversary of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), a foundational document that enshrined the principles of dignity, freedom and ...

The seventy-fifth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in December 2023 was an opportunity to re-examine the work of Eleanor Roosevelt and her colleagues in the United Nations as ...

Eleanor Roosevelt initially declined appointment to the United Nations, telling United States President Harry Truman that while she appreciated his offer, she felt unqualified to hold the post. But by ...

Human Rights Day is annually celebrated around the world to commemorate the day on December 10, 1948, when the United Nations General Assembly adopted a document called the Universal Declaration of ...

Sure, you’ve heard of the United Nations, and of course you’ve heard of Eleanor Roosevelt. Perhaps you even know about her role in developing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). But the ...