Hansa Jivraj Mehta
Indian activist, educator, and writer (1897–1995)
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Hansa Jivraj Mehta was a reformist, social activist, educator, independence activist, feminist and writer from India. She was one of only two women delegates working alongside Eleanor Roosevelt in the UN Human Rights Commission 1946-48 ensuring the wording "all human beings" instead of "all men" in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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UNGA president honours India's Hansa Mehta on International Day for Women in diplomacyDennis Francis, UNGA president, honoured Hansa Mehta on International Day for Women in diplomacy for her pivotal role in revising the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) to include..IndiaTimes - Published |
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