Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Date:
10 December 1948 | Attachment | Size |
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| Universal declaration of Human Rights in English.pdf | 115.52 KB |
number of pages:
8
Languages available:
English The document that defined more than half a century ago what a human being is, retains today its power as an advocacy tool for women's liberation while, some argue, falling short in the defense of women's rights via omission of the most flagrant forms of gender-based discrimination and by not referring to women in other terms than 'motherhood'.
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