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Who was Hansa Mehta, woman who rewrote global human rights?
short by / on Tuesday, 9 December, 2025
Hansa Jivraj Mehta, freedom fighter and women's rights pioneer, reshaped global history by replacing "All men" with "All human beings" in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. A fierce reformist, she championed gender equality in India's Constituent Assembly, defended progressive civil laws, and presented independent India's first national flag.
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