International Conference on Human Rights (Tehran 1968)

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The International Conference on Human Rights (Tehran 1968) was a landmark United Nations gathering that reviewed the progress of human rights since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and helped shape the modern international human rights framework.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations conference
diplomatic conference
international human rights conference
addressedIssue apartheid
civil and political rights
colonialism and self-determination
economic, social and cultural rights
human rights in armed conflict
racial discrimination
rights of children
rights of women
role of the United Nations in human rights
adoptedDocument Proclamation of Tehran
affirmed indivisibility of human rights
interdependence of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights
universality of human rights
alsoKnownAs Tehran Human Rights Conference
Tehran International Conference on Human Rights
commemoratedAnniversaryOf 20th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
convenedBy United Nations General Assembly
country Iran
declaredBy United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2081 (XX) (International Year for Human Rights)
emphasized importance of self-determination for the enjoyment of human rights
link between human rights and economic and social development
endDate 1968-05-13
field human rights
followedBy World Conference on Human Rights (Vienna 1993)
heldDuring International Year for Human Rights
hostCountryCapital Tehran
hostedBy Imperial State of Iran
hostedInCity Tehran
inceptionYear 1968
influenced development of international human rights treaties
subsequent United Nations human rights conferences
languageOfWork United Nations official languages
mainOutcome Proclamation of Tehran
numberOfParticipatingStates over 80
organizedBy United Nations
participantsIncluded United Nations Member States
intergovernmental organizations
non-governmental organizations
specialized agencies of the United Nations
purpose to examine obstacles to the full realization of human rights
to make recommendations for strengthening the international human rights system
to review progress in the field of human rights since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
recognized right to development as a human right in an early form
reviewedInstrument Universal Declaration of Human Rights
significance considered a landmark in the evolution of the modern international human rights framework
startDate 1968-04-22

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World Conference on Human Rights precededBy International Conference on Human Rights (Tehran 1968)
1968 International Conference on Human Rights alsoKnownAs Tehran International Conference on Human Rights
linked to: International Conference on Human Rights (Tehran 1968)
1968 International Conference on Human Rights alsoKnownAs Tehran Conference on Human Rights
linked to: International Conference on Human Rights (Tehran 1968)
International Conference on Human Rights (Tehran 1968) alsoKnownAs Tehran International Conference on Human Rights
linked to: International Conference on Human Rights (Tehran 1968)
International Conference on Human Rights (Tehran 1968) alsoKnownAs Tehran Human Rights Conference
linked to: International Conference on Human Rights (Tehran 1968)