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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations on 10 December 1948 and has since been translated into over 500 languages.

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Adopted in 1948 after the horrors of the Second World War, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights set out, for the first time, rights meant to belong to every human being.

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İnsan Hakları Evrensel Beyannamesi, 10 Aralık 1948'de Birleşmiş Milletler tarafından kabul edildi ve o zamandan beri 500'den fazla dile çevrildi.

İkinci Dünya Savaşı'nın dehşetinin ardından 1948'de kabul edilen İnsan Hakları Evrensel Bildirgesi, ilk kez, her insana ait olması amaçlanan hakları ortaya koydu.

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