The Universal Declaration of the Rights of Peoples (also known as the Algier's Charter)was adopted in

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, July 4, 1976 on the initiative of

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. This was at the conclusion of an international conference of jurists, politicians, sociologists, and economists, meeting from 1 July to 4 July at the Palais des Nations in Algiers. They prepared, discussed and approved a declaration which "consecrates the rights of self-determination, of protection of the environment, of control of natural resources, and of the protection of minorities." It served as a foundational document for the

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Content

It contains a preamble with seven sections: Right to Existence , Right to Political Self-determination, Economic Rights of Peoples, Right to Culture, Right to Environment and Common Resources, Rights of Minorities and Guarantees and Sanctions.

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About the Algiers CharterFull text of the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Peoples of 1976

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