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61Declaration of Human Duties and Responsibilities — The Declaration of Human Duties and Responsibilities (or DHDR) was written for reinforcing the implementation of human rights under the auspices of the UNESCO and the interest of the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights and was proclaimed in 1998 …
62Elizur Wright — (12 February 1804 22 November1885) was an American mathematician and abolitionist. He is sometimes described as the father of life insurance for his pioneering work on actuarial tables. Mathematics career In 1829 he became Professor of… …
63Joseph Knight (slave) — Joseph Knight was a slave born in Africa and sold in Jamaica to a Scottish owner. He was taken to Scotland in 1769. Three years later a ruling in England (see Somersett s case) cast doubt on the legality of slavery under the common law.… …
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65Universal Declaration of Human Rights Source — ▪ Primary Source [1948] Preamble Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, Whereas disregard… …
66Article 4 ECHR — Article 4 of the European Convention on Human Rights prohibits slavery and forced labour. Conscription, national service, prison labour, service exacted in cases of emergency or calamity, and normal civic obligations are excepted from these… …
67Israeli land and property laws — Land and property laws in Israel provide a legal framework which governs land and property issues in Israel. At its establishment, Israel continued to apply the pre existing Ottoman and British land law. Over time, these laws were amended or… …
68Henry Lee Higginson — (November 18, 1834 November 14, 1919) was a noted American businessman and philanthropist. He is best known as the founder of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.Family and Early LifeHigginson was born in New York City, the second child of George and… …
69J. Vance Lewis — (December 25, 1853 1925?) was a slave who was freed through emancipation and who came “out of the ditch” to become a lawyer who was admitted to the US Supreme Court. Lewis wrote an auto biographical narrative titled Out of the Ditch the True… …
70Breckinridge, John C — ▪ vice president of United States born Jan. 21, 1821, near Lexington, Ky., U.S. died May 17, 1875, Lexington 14th vice president of the United States (1857–61), unsuccessful presidential candidate of Southern Democrats (November 1860), and… …
