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.
Statements (30)
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| instanceOf |
Canadian
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academic → human → human rights advocate → legal scholar → |
| affiliation |
Canadian human rights community
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United Nations → |
| citizenship |
Canadian
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
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| employer |
United Nations
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| fieldOfWork |
human rights law
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international law → legal scholarship → |
| hasGender |
male
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| hasHonor |
recognition as a key architect of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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| influenced |
development of international human rights standards
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subsequent human rights treaties → |
| knownFor |
principal drafter of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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work in international human rights law → |
| languageSpoken |
English
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| movement |
human rights movement
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| nativeLanguage |
English
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| notableAchievement |
contribution to the drafting of foundational international human rights instruments
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| notableWork |
drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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| occupation |
human rights activist
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legal scholar → university professor → |
| positionHeld |
Director of the United Nations Division of Human Rights
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| workLocation |
New York City
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United Nations Headquarters → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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draftingCommitteeMember |