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Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the UN General Assembly
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Amnesty International was launched to aid politicial and religious prisoners
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Equal pay act guarentees women equalmpay for equal work
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Civil Rights act outlaws jobbb discrimination
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Voting Act allows African Americans to register to vote
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Civil Rights act prohibits discrimination in housing and real esate
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United States, USSR, Canada, and the 32 European states signed the Helsinki Accords
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Amnesty Internation won Nobel peace prize
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American Convention on Human Rights was set forth.
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Civil Rights act ease burden on workers suing to prove job discrimination
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the UN General Assembly recommited its efforts to the spirit of human rights by creating the UN Commission on Human Rights