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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 10 December 1948, was the result of the experience of the Second World War.
With the end of that war, and the creation of the United Nations, the international community vowed never again to allow atrocities like those of that conflict happen again.
World leaders decided to complement the UN Charter with a road map to guarantee the rights of every individual everywhere.
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Universal declaration of Human Rights
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