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  2. Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Wikipedia

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    The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is an international document adopted by the United Nations General Assembly that enshrines the rights and freedoms of all human beings. Drafted by a UN committee chaired by Eleanor Roosevelt , it was accepted by the General Assembly as Resolution 217 during its third session on 10 December 1948 ...

  3. Drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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    The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was drafted between early 1947 and late 1948 by a committee formed by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.Further discussion and amendments were made by the Commission on Human Rights, the Economic and Social Council and the General Assembly of the United Nations.

  4. John Peters Humphrey - Wikipedia

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    Humphrey was a principal drafter of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. [2] After consulting with the executive group of the Commission, chaired by Eleanor Roosevelt , Professor Humphrey prepared the first preliminary draft of what was to become the Universal Declaration of Human Rights .

  5. List of international declarations - Wikipedia

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    Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Ratified in December 1948 by the United Nations, the UDHR defines a fundamental list of human rights to be defended by all nations of the world. 1949: London Declaration

  6. History of human rights - Wikipedia

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    The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a non-binding declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly [77] in 1948, partly in response to the barbarism of World War II. The Declaration urges member nations to promote a number of human, civil, economic and social rights, asserting these rights are part of the "foundation of ...

  7. Human rights - Wikipedia

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    The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a non-binding declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948, [18] partly in response to the events of World War II. The UDHR urges member states to promote a number of human, civil, economic and social rights, asserting these rights are part of the "foundation of freedom ...

  8. 'We hold these truths to be self-evident.' The Declaration of ...

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    On July 4, 1776, a group of American founders pledged their lives, fortunes and sacred honor to found a new nation.

  9. Human Rights Day - Wikipedia

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    Human Rights Day (HRD) is celebrated annually around the world on 10 December every year.. The date was chosen to honor the United Nations General Assembly's adoption and proclamation, on 10 December 1948, of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the first global enunciation of human rights and one of the first major achievements of the new United Nations.