who created the universal declaration of human rights

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was created by a United Nations committee chaired by Eleanor Roosevelt of the United States. The drafting committee included representatives from various countries and backgrounds, including Canadian John Peters Humphrey, who was the principal drafter, as well as René Cassin of France, P.C. Chang of China, and Charles Malik of Lebanon. The Declaration was adopted by the UN General Assembly on December 10, 1948.