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The Universal Declaration of the Rights of Peoples was first drafted and elaborated during three round-table conferences that were organized by the
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) is an international organization established to facilitate the voices of unrepresented and marginalized nations and peoples worldwide. It was formed on 11 February 1991 at the Peace Pal ...
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Coordination Office on 29–30 August 1998; 31 October – 1 November 1998, and 16–17 April 1999 in Tartu and
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. More than forty people participated in the discussions and hundreds of formulations of statements were considered. As a result, the draft of the document was adopted simultaneously in three languages ( English,
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Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

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) at the last session on 17 April 1999 in Tartu.


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UNPO's "Universal Declaration of the Rights of Peoples"
{{DEFAULTSORT:Universal Declaration Of The Rights Of Peoples Human rights instruments 1999 in Estonia 1999 in international relations Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization 1999 documents