Universal Declaration of Human Rights - has it ever meant more than the paper it's written on?
Declaration adopted in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly Universal Declaration of Human Rights Eleanor Roosevelt with the English language version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Created 1948 Ratified 10 December 1948 Location Palais de Chaillot, Paris Author(s) Draft Committee [a] Purpose Human rights Poster The human rights adopted by the United Nations General Assembly of its 183rd meeting, held in Paris on 10 December 1948