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In December 1948 the UN General Assembly adopted the so-called Universal Declaration of Human Rights in which Article 2 contained a blanket provision of non-discrimination on grounds of race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.
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Alcock, A. (2000). Heads (Mostly) in the Sand, 1948–72. In: A History of the Protection of Regional Cultural Minorities in Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780333977248_5
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