World Conference on Human Rights

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The World Conference on Human Rights was a major international gathering held in Vienna in 1993 that reaffirmed the universality of human rights and led to the creation of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations conference ⓘ
international conference ⓘ
adoptedDocument Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action ⓘ
calledFor establishment and strengthening of national human rights institutions ⓘ
greater participation of non-governmental organizations in human rights activities ⓘ
integration of human rights into the UN system ⓘ
strengthening of United Nations human rights mechanisms ⓘ
city Vienna ⓘ
country Austria ⓘ
emphasized elimination of racism and racial discrimination ⓘ
equality of women and men ⓘ
importance of democracy, development and human rights ⓘ
importance of human rights of persons with disabilities ⓘ
main responsibility of States for the promotion and protection of human rights ⓘ
endDate 1993-06-25 ⓘ
focus human rights education ⓘ
implementation of human rights ⓘ
national human rights institutions ⓘ
right to development ⓘ
rights of persons belonging to minorities ⓘ
rights of the child ⓘ
women's rights ⓘ
followedBy establishment of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
ledToCreationOf Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ
name World Conference on Human Rights ⓘ
organizedBy United Nations ⓘ
United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
participantType UN Member States ⓘ
intergovernmental organizations ⓘ
non-governmental organizations ⓘ
observer States ⓘ
precededBy International Conference on Human Rights (Tehran 1968) ⓘ
reaffirmed indivisibility of human rights ⓘ
interdependence of human rights ⓘ
universality of human rights ⓘ
recognized right to development as a universal and inalienable right ⓘ
recommendedEstablishmentOf United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ
result Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action ⓘ
shortName Vienna World Conference on Human Rights ⓘ
startDate 1993-06-14 ⓘ
topic human rights ⓘ
indivisibility of human rights ⓘ
interdependence of human rights ⓘ
universality of human rights ⓘ
UNResolutionBasis United Nations General Assembly resolution 45/155 ⓘ
year 1993 ⓘ

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United Nations conferences → includes → World Conference on Human Rights ⓘ
World Conference on Human Rights → name → World Conference on Human Rights ⓘ
World Conference on Human Rights → shortName → Vienna World Conference on Human Rights ⓘ
linked to: World Conference on Human Rights
Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action → adoptedBy → World Conference on Human Rights ⓘ
Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action → adoptedAt → World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna ⓘ
linked to: World Conference on Human Rights
United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education → follows → World Conference on Human Rights ⓘ
United Nations General Assembly resolution 45/155 → subject → World Conference on Human Rights ⓘ
United Nations General Assembly resolution 45/155 → established → World Conference on Human Rights ⓘ
United Nations General Assembly resolution 45/155 → followedBy → World Conference on Human Rights ⓘ
International Conference on Human Rights (Tehran 1968) → followedBy → World Conference on Human Rights (Vienna 1993) ⓘ
linked to: World Conference on Human Rights