The principled thinkers behind universal human rights

HG Wells circa 1904, ‘whose The Rights of Man provided the source for much of the text of the UDHR declaration,’ writes Paul F Faupel.In reminding us of the 70th anniversary yet to come on 10 December 2018 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Celebrate the NHS at 70.Thus, through the work of the drafting committee chaired by a Canadian, John Peters Humphrey, the UK played a key underpinning role in its drafting.