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Justice & Human Rights
Beyond National Sovereignty: How to Protect Citizens From Their Own Government
Learn about some of the challenges delegates faced in drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Civil Rights as Human Rights
Learn about the connection between the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the struggle for civil rights in the United States.
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Genocide & Mass Violence
Finding a Voice in Art
Explore how Chilean women used folk art to heal and advocate for justice in the wake of human rights abuses by General Pinochet’s dictatorship.
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Roosevelt, Malik, & Cassin's Reflections on Human Rights
Consider the importance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the challenges to implementing it.
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The Human Rights Commission and Blacks in America
Read W.E.B. Du Bois' petition to the United Nations to recognize racial inequality in the United States as a human rights issue.
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What Are You Fighting For?
Explore how Eleanor Roosevelt worked for racial equality in the United States.
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Where Do Human Rights Begin?
Explore the impact and lasting legacy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Who Was Eleanor Roosevelt?
Learn how Eleanor Roosevelt came to join the United Nations delegation from the United States.
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