August 21, 2018 archive

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

Adopted by General Assembly resolution A/54/4 on 6 October 1999 and opened for signature on 10 December 1999, Human Rights Day entry into force 22 December 2000

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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

  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,

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