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==History==
The era of human rights may be considered to have started with the formation of the United Nations at San Francisco in 1945 because the Charter of the United Nations requires that body to promote universal respect and observance of human rights for all — without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion.<ref>{{REFdocument
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The General Assembly of the United Nations, acting to fulfill its obligations under the Charter, adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948.<ref>{{REFdocument
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|url=https://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Documents/UDHR_Translations/eng.pdf
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==History==
The era of human rights may be considered to have started with the formation of the United Nations at San Francisco in 1945 because the Charter of the United Nations requires that body to promote universal respect and observance of human rights for all — without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion.<ref>{{REFdocument
|title=Charter of the United Nations
|url=https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/CTC/uncharter.pdf
|contribution=
|last=
|first=
|publisher=
|format=
|date=1945
|accessdate=2019-11-04
}}</ref>
The General Assembly of the United Nations, acting to fulfill its obligations under the Charter, adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948.<ref>{{REFdocument
|title=Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
|url=https://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Documents/UDHR_Translations/eng.pdf
|contribution=
|last=
|first=
|publisher=United Nations
|format=
|date=1948
|accessdate=2019-11-04
}}</ref>
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