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In 1948, the [[United Nations]] issued the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a list of human rights they deem inherent and inviolable.<ref>http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html</ref>
In 1948, the [[United Nations]] issued the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a list of human rights they deem inherent and inviolable.<ref>http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html</ref>
===Helsinki Accords===
The European Convention of Human Rights, implemented in 1953, led later to the 1975 Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe ('''[[Helsinki Accords]]'''). This document guaranteed the postwar borders of European states, the peaceful settlement of disputes, and respect for human rights. It regulated the principles of economic, scientific, and technological cooperation and provided for the exchange of printed, film, and televised information.
The Helsinki Accords were used by human rights activists and the Reagan Administration to pressure the Soviet Union to relax some of its totalitarianism, and to allow the escape of Soviet Jews. [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] finally unleashed "glasnost" and "perestroika" that energized human rights activists and led to the collapse of Communism in Europe, 1989-91.
==See also==
==See also==
* [[Declaration of the Rights of Women]], French Revolution (1791)
* [[Declaration of the Rights of Women]], French Revolution (1791)