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Text   HUMAN RIGHTS DAY RECEPTION
textDecember 11, 2003 - Fredericton
textPost-Secondary Education, Training and Labour
Training and Employment Development Margaret-Ann Blaney held a reception on Dec. 10 at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton to mark International Human Rights Day. From left, Lt.-Gov. Herménégilde Chiasson, Blaney and Dr. Patrick Malcolmson, chair of the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission, delivered speeches on the importance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the progress achieved since its adoption in 1955 by the United Nations, and the business case for human rights. The Universal Declaration was principally drafted by John Peters Humphrey, who was born in Hampton, N.B.   From left, Lt.-Gov. Herménégilde Chiasson, Blaney and Dr. Patrick Malcolmson, chair of the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission
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