Events
1945
The United Nations is established1948
The UN General Assembly adopts the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights1962
The Commonwealth Electoral
Act was emended to grant all Aborigines
the right to vote1952
Convention on Political
Rights of Women is
adopted1965
Elimination of all
Forms of Racial Discrimination1967
Australian's Vote for changes
to ensure full participation
and equal treatment for
Indigenous Australians
Referemdum gives Commonwealth
Parliment the power to make
special laws for Aboriginal
Australians1975
In Australia, Racial Discrimination
Act comes into force1984
In Australia, Sex Discrimination
Act came into force1990
International convention on the
Protection of Rights of all Migrant
Workers and members of their
families is adoptedVienna Declaration and
Program of Action adopted
by 185 nations at the Second
World Conference on Human RightsPeriods
1939-1945
Hitler Regime, 6 million jews
are exterminated
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