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after the end of World War I, Britain, France and the USA
organized an international peace conference in Paris. -
The League of Nations at its opening session in
Geneva on November -
the Nazi government began to exterminate men and
women with mental or physical disabilities, and to persecute minority
groups, including Jews and gypsies. -
Warsaw is reduced to ruins following a three-week siege by the German military forces,
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World War II began with Britain, France, Russia and later USA,
fighting against Nazi Germany and its allies Italy and Japan. -
US President Roosevelt declared that “four freedoms” were essential for all people
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government leaders had declared their
commitment to human rights. -
League of Nations was replaced by the United Nations
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Since then, human rights ideas have been encouraged in many different ways.
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wife of the President of the United States, holding the Universal Declaration of Human Rights