Sample Sentences forDeclaration of Human Rights (editor-reviewed)
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Although not legally binding, the Declaration of Human Rights has great influence over political and legal development.Declaration of Human Rights = a 1948 declaration adopted by the United Nations outlining a view on basic human rights
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Many modern constitutions were directly influenced by principles outlined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Human rights organizations cited the Declaration of Human Rights when condemning the country's use of torture against political prisoners.
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On December 10, Human Rights Day, schools around the world held assemblies discussing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its relevance today.
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Indeed, Pan-Species Communism is a natural continuation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.† (source)
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We believed in the words of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, that 'the will of the people shall be the basis of authority of the Government,' and for us to accept the banning was equivalent to accepting the silencing of the Africans for all time.† (source)
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This Declaration of Human Rights was the basis for our own Norwegian Constitution of 1814.
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Declaration of Human Rights = generic meaning of the words
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