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Arrange the following “Human Rights” events in chronological order.

(1) Convention on the Elimination of all the forms of discrimination against women.

(2) Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).

(3) International Committee of Red Cross.

(4) Magna Carta.

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The correct answer is

(4), (3), (2), (1)

The Magna Carta was sealed in England in 1215 and is the earliest of these landmarks, limiting the powers of the king.

The International Committee of the Red Cross was founded in 1863 at Geneva, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 10 December 1948.

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) was adopted in 1979. So the order is Magna Carta, Red Cross, UDHR, CEDAW, that is (4), (3), (2), (1).

Hence, (4), (3), (2), (1).

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