Which World War ll event inspired the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

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Nicholas Richards

18 January, 12:48

Which World War ll event inspired the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

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Haylie Gibson · Answer 1

It was mostly the Holocaust that inspired the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights, since this was indeed one of the most severe human rights disasters in history, but it also inspired many other human rights laws and treaties.