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human rights and education  

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  • Human rights were adopted as the underlying principle of international law in the Charter of the United Nations (1945). The United Nations (UN) was established to support international efforts to achieve justice, peace, and freedom in the world through new diplomatic institutions and simultaneously the promotion and protection of human rights. [Source: Encyclopedia of Diversity in Education; Human Rights and Education]

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