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UN Humanitarian Award. 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 .
16 mar 2011 · Last Edited February 1, 2022. 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.
8 dic 2023 · John Peters Humphrey 1905-1980 Canada. Director, UN Division of Human Rights. International lawyer. Mr. Humphrey carried the main responsibility for gathering and analyzing the background...
18 ott 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.
7 dic 2023 · The answer comes largely through the experiences of one Canadian: John Peters Humphrey. Humphrey is remembered for his role in helping to draft the UDHR, yet in doing so he was working for the UN and not representing Canada, so the repurposing of his legacy to serve a national mythology around human rights is deeply problematic.
23 giu 2022 · Humphrey joins team of nine Trade Commissioners promoting Global Britain across the world and encouraging UK trade and investment. International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan today (23...
John Peters Humphrey is best known for drafting the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a role that, while significant, comprised only a brief period in Humphrey’s life. Prior to his time at the UN, Humphrey was an adamant Canadian nationalist who argued for a strong, united Canada.
