UDHR 1948 was adopted by the UN GA on:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A.
1. UDHR adopted by GA Resolution 217(III) on 10 December 1948 at Palais de Chaillot, Paris.
2. 48 in favour; 8 abstentions (Soviet bloc, South Africa, Saudi Arabia); none against.
3. 10 December — Human Rights Day.
4. UDHR is non-binding but widely seen as customary international law.
5. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: UDHR 1948 / ICCPR 1966 / ICESCR 1966 / CAT 1984 / CEDAW 1979 / CRC 1989 / PHRA 1993 / Constitution Part III — UDHR 1948; GA Res 217(III)_
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