The Universal Declaration of Human Rights passed with no votes against

On 10 December 1948, the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by 48 votes to none, with eight countries abstaining. The drafting committee was chaired by Eleanor Roosevelt. The declaration itself isn't a binding treaty, but it inspired dozens of later laws and conventions, including the European Convention on Human Rights, and 10 December is now Human Rights Day.

— United Nations General Assembly, Universal Declaration of Human Rights — Resolution 217 A, 1948

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