The 'Universal Declaration of Human Rights' (1948) was a landmark document spearheaded by which prominent figure?
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Correct answer: Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt chaired the UN Commission on Human Rights that drafted the declaration. It established for the first time that fundamental human rights should be universally protected.
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