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The United Nations was established in response to the horrors of the Holocaust and the Second World War. The Holocaust has had a profound impact on International Human Rights Law, resulting in the United Nations¡¯ adoption of foundational documents in 1948: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

Please follow the links below to access the UN resolutions and documents:

• Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
• General Assembly Resolution A/RES/61/255 on Holocaust denial
• General Assembly Resolution A/RES/76/250 on Holocaust denial