Political Science · Political Theory
The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in:
A1945
B1947
C1948 ✓ Correct
D1949
Correct answer: (C) 1948 — The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in 1948, so the answer is 1948.
Explanation
★The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in 1948, so the answer is 1948.
★The UN General Assembly adopted it on 10 December 1948 in Paris.
★Eleanor Roosevelt chaired the committee that drafted it.
★It sets out fundamental civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights for all.
★Though not legally binding, it has profound moral and legal influence worldwide.
★10 December is now observed each year as Human Rights Day.
★The United Nations itself was founded earlier, in 1945.
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