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John Peters Humphrey OC OQ (April 30, 1905 – March 14, 1995) was a Canadian legal scholar, jurist, and human rights advocate. He is most famous as the principal author of the first draft of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights .
John Thomas Peters Humphrey, OC, lawyer, diplomat, scholar (born 30 April 1905 in Hampton, NB; died 14 Mar 1995 in Montreal, QC). John Humphrey was the director of the United Nations Human Rights Division from 1946 to 1966.
Oct 18, 2013 · In 1946, John Humphrey became director of the United Nations Division on Human Rights, and Eleanor Roosevelt was named the United States representative to the UN’s Commission on Human Rights. Humphrey was an obscure Canadian law professor. Roosevelt was the world’s most celebrated woman.
May 24, 2024 · With assistance of the UN Secretariat, the task of formulating a preliminary draft was given to John Humphrey, Director of the UN Secretariat's Division for Human Rights.
John Humphrey (also spelled Humfrey or Humfry, c.1597 – 1661) was an English Puritan and an early funder of the English colonisation of North America. He was the treasurer of the Dorchester Company, which established an unsuccessful settlement on Massachusetts Bay in the 1620s, and was deputy governor of the Massachusetts Bay ...
Heritage Minutes: John Humphrey. A Montréal based lawyer from Hampton, New Brunswick, drafts and wins support for the United Nations' Declaration of Human Rights (1947). ...more. A Montréal ...
Dec 7, 2023 · Learn about the Canadian lawyer who helped draft the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948, despite Canada's resistance to the instrument. Explore his role, challenges and legacy in international human rights.
