Universal Declaration on Human Rights - 1948 | Movietone Moment | 10 December 2021

On this day in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly met in Paris, and adopted the Universal Declaration on Human Rights. Here is a British Movietone report with highlights from the meeting. 180th - 181st - Plenary meetings draft - Declaration Of Human Rights. Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt speaking. Herman Santa Cruz (Chile) speaking. Rene Cassin (France) speaking. Zdonek Augenthaler (Czechoslovakia) speaking. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions or editorial policies of the Associated Press. You can license this footage for commercial use through AP Archive - the story number is BM85-8 #DeclarationHumanRights #UnitedNations #humanRights Find out more about AP Archive: Twitter: Facebook: Tumblr: ​​ Inst