What actions inspired the develop of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

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Andreas Reynolds

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13 August, 10:47

What actions inspired the develop of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

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It was primarily the horrific actions that took place during World War II--especially in the German concentration camps in Poland and elsewhere--that inspired the development of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, since these were in many ways unprecedented.