The lesser-told stories of the women who are behind international Human Rights Day
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The UN's Declaration of Human Rights includes wording that is inclusive to women, thanks to several female activists.
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Hansa Mehta was one of the few women involved in crafting the Universal Declaration of Human rights, and in the end her biggest impact came from changing one word.
She pushed to replace the phrase: "All men are born free and equal" with "All human beings are born free and equal" in Article 1 of the declaration.
It was 72 years ago that the United Nations General Assembly in Paris adopted the Universal Declaration of Human rights (UDHR).