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History of Human Rights Movements
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History of Human Rights Movements
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1. The controversy over the article Kala Swatantrya Din"(Black Independence Day) by Dhale which was published in "Sadhana" created a great sensation and publicised the Dalit Panthers through ................"
2. The Congress passed the 13th amendment which abolished slavery in the United States on January 31, 1865, and it was ratified by the states on December 6,...................
3. ........... was born on 24 August 1759 in Hull, the son of a wealthy merchant.
4. While in confinement Mandela earned a bachelor of law degree from the University of .............. and served as a mentor to his fellow prisoners, encouraging them to seek better treatment through nonviolent resistance.
5. In January 1948,………….. was tragically killed by an assassin opposed to his belief in passive resistance, and tolerance of all people.
6. Roosevelt and Churchill signed in the Atlantic Charter while on board the HMS Prince of Wales on August 14,...............
7. Horrified by the brutal atrocities commited by the military leader Ne Win against protesters, ……………..formed the National League for Democracy, advocating non violent protest for human rights.
8. The Kukis of ............... revolted in 1917 under the leadership of Jadonang and his niece, Rani Gaidinliu.
9. On February 11, 1945, President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Joseph Stalin met at ............and announced their resolution to form a general international organization to maintain peace and security"."
10. On 2 July 1955, ........... married Nomalizo Leah Shenxane, a teacher whom he had met while at college.
11. Wangari Maathai was a …………environmental activist.
12. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi born in Porbandar,…………...
13. Aung San Suu Kyi’s father was the de facto prime minister of……………., and was murdered when she was two years old.
14. Nelson Mandela was born July 18, 1918 in the royal lineage of the ..............dynasty.
15. In January 2003, ........ attacked British Prime Minister Tony Blair's stance in supporting American President George W. Bush over Iraq.
16. ………….. Develops international labor standards and provides technical assistance training to governments.
17. ................ was born October 7, 1931 in Klerksdorph, Transvaal.
18. As promised, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on 1st January, ...............
19. At the Treaty of Versailles in.............., the victors of the First World War convened to negotiate a peace settlement.
20. The UDHR was framed by members of the Human Rights Commission, with former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt as Chair, who began to discuss an International Bill of Rights in................
21. In 1939 ...............entered the elite University of Fort Hare, the only Western-style higher learning institute for South African blacks at the time.
22. .............. is inspired by Black Panther Party, a revolutionary movement amongst African-Americans, which emerged in the United States and functioned from 1966-1982.
23. In ................. Wilberforce became Member of Parliament for Hull, later representing Yorkshire.
24. The South African activist and former president …………….helped bring an nd to apartheid and has been a global advocate for human rights.
25. The initiative to form the Dalit Panther Movement was taken up by Namdeo Dhasal at ..................