How This Indian's Small Change Transformed UN's Declaration of Human Rights

Dec 10, 2019, 4:54 PM IST

Hansa Jivraj Mehta was a staunch Indian feminist, who had many caps to wear. From being a writer, reformer, social worker, to being a part of the Constituent Assembly, Hansa Mehta advocated equality and justice for women. She was single handedly responsible for amending a critical feature of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights i.e. the UDHR, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. The change was small, but had a monumental impact. Find out more in this episode of Not For Women Only with Sunita Iyer.