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To: Edscharp who wrote (12838)	4/12/2003 11:16:24 PM
From: 49thMIMOMander	Respond to of 21614

<Who wrote the laws?> Moses, obviosly, returning from the mountain, for those who have no clue... 115 just had a meeting south of the border..

To: Edscharp who wrote (12838)	4/12/2003 11:23:17 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21614

un.org a place to start 1949-UN General Assembly adopts the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ¾ the primary international articulation of the fundamental and inalienable rights of all members of the human family, and the first comprehensive agreement among nations as to the specific rights and freedoms of all human beings 1951 Convention on the Status of Refugees (UN) is adopted 1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (UN) are adopted and opened for signature. Together these documents further developed rights outlined in the Universal Declaration for Human Rights. 1968 First World Conference on Human Rights is held in Tehran. The United Nations convened member States to evaluate the failures and successes of human rights promotion since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to work toward the elimination of racial discrimination and apartheid. 1977 United States signs the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. 1988 After 40 years of lobbying by non-governmental organizations, the United States ratifies the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (the "Genocide Convention").