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  • 1Human rights — Rights Theoretical distinctions Natural and legal rights Claim rights and liberty rights Negative and positive rights Individual an …

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  • 2human rights — fundamental rights, esp. those believed to belong to an individual and in whose exercise a government may not interfere, as the rights to speak, associate, work, etc. [1785 95] * * * Rights that belong to an individual as a consequence of being… …

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  • 3Universal Declaration of Human Rights — Eleanor Roosevelt with the Spanish version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. C …

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  • 4Universal Declaration of Human Rights Source — ▪ Primary Source [1948] Preamble       Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world,       Whereas disregard… …

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  • 5Commissioner for Human Rights — Not to be confused with United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Commissioner for Human Rights is an independent institution within the Strasbourg based Council of Europe, mandated to promote the awareness of and respect for human… …

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  • 6World Conference on Human Rights — Nachdem 1968 in Teheran die erste Weltmenschenrechtskonferenz stattgefunden hatte, hielten die Vereinten Nationen von 14. bis 25. Juni 1993, wenige Jahre nach Ende des Kalten Krieges und der Blockkonfrontation, in Wien die zweite… …

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  • 7Declaration of Human Duties and Responsibilities — The Declaration of Human Duties and Responsibilities (or DHDR) was written for reinforcing the implementation of human rights under the auspices of the UNESCO and the interest of the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights and was proclaimed in 1998 …

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  • 8Reproductive rights — are rights relating to reproduction and reproductive health.cite journal |last=Cook |first=Rebecca J. |coauthors=Mahmoud F. Fathalla |year=1996 |month=September |title=Advancing Reproductive Rights Beyond Cairo and Beijing |journal= International …

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  • 9Inter-American Commission on Human Rights — Abbreviation IACHR Formation 1959 Purpose/focus Human Rights monitoring in the Americas Location Washington, D.C., United States …

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  • 10Humphrey Draft of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights — First Draft of the Universal Declaration of Human RightsA Draft Outline of an International Bill of Rights (Prepared by the Division of Human Rights of the Secretariat) [United Nations Document E/CN.4/AC.1/3 of 4 June 1947] The Preamble shall… …

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