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UN Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948)
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Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity (1968)
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UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
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Principles of International Co-Operation in the Detection, Arrest, Extradition and Punishment of Persons Guilty of War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity (1973)
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(For a list of UN declarations on human rights, visit the web site of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.)