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Telling the Stories of the Nikkei - New Denver
Human rights may have been enshrined in a United Nations declaration in 1948, but they are also the moors and norms meant to frame how we interact with one another both on an individual and on a societal level. From war crimes to access to water, share your media on human rights here.

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