John Humphrey

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John Humphrey was a Canadian legal scholar and human rights advocate best known as the principal drafter of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian
academic
human
human rights advocate
legal scholar
affiliation Canadian human rights community
United Nations
citizenship Canadian
countryOfCitizenship Canada
employer United Nations
fieldOfWork human rights law
international law
legal scholarship
hasGender male
hasHonor recognition as a key architect of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
influenced development of international human rights standards
subsequent human rights treaties
knownFor principal drafter of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
work in international human rights law
languageSpoken English
movement human rights movement
nativeLanguage English
notableAchievement contribution to the drafting of foundational international human rights instruments
notableWork drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
occupation human rights activist
legal scholar
university professor
positionHeld Director of the United Nations Division of Human Rights
workLocation New York City
United Nations Headquarters

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
draftingCommitteeMember

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