History GCSE

Human rights

What Human rights means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.

Definition of Human rights

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The Helsinki Accords secured agreements on human rights as one of three 'baskets', and these commitments empowered Soviet dissidents.

Pearson Edexcel · Option P4: Key topic 3: The end of the Cold War, 1970–91 - 1 Attempts to reduce superpower tensions in the 1970s (study guide)

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Option P4: Key topic 3: The end of the Cold War, 1970–91 - 1 Attempts to reduce superpower tensions in the 1970s (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)

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