united states passed the international declaration of human rights.
who passed the international declaration of human rights?
united states
during this period, he was involved in many human rights projects, including the organisation of the first summit on human rights defenders in paris in 1998. this event was held as the world celebrated the 50th anniversary of the universal declaration of human rights, with more than 350 human rights defenders attending the summit. the presence of kofi annan, then secretary general of the united nations, drew significant attention on the event. jacques chirac and lionel jospin, then french president and prime minister respectively, intervened during the closing session, reaffirming france's commitment to the protection of human rights defenders. on 9 december 1998, in new york, the united nations general assembly adopted the declaration on the right and responsibility of individuals, groups and organs of society to promote and protect universally recognized human rights and fundamental freedoms, now commonly known as the declaration on human rights defenders. that same year, human rights defenders were to receive the united nations prize in the field of human rights.
michel forst
in the beginning, different views were expressed about the form the bill of rights should take. in 1948, general assembly planned the bill to include udhr, one covenant and measures of implementation. the drafting committee decided to prepare two documents: one in the form of a declaration, which would set forth general principles or standards of human rights; the other in the form of a convention, which would define specific rights and their limitations. accordingly, the committee transmitted to the commission on human rights draft articles of an international declaration and an international convention on human rights. at its second session, in december 1947, the commission decided to apply the term "international bill of human rights" to the series of documents in preparation and established three working groups: one on the declaration, one on the convention (which it renamed "covenant") and one on implementation. the commission revised the draft declaration at its third session, in may/june 1948, taking into consideration comments received from governments. it did not have time, however, to consider the covenant or the question of implementation. the declaration was therefore submitted through the united nations economic and social council to the general assembly, meeting in paris.
international bill of human rights