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Politics

Great Britain · Government / Labour Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1975–1998Date range
2Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1975

Harold Wilson1 August 1975

Helsinki · Government / Labour Party Government

The Declaration covers human rights

1997

Anthony Charles Lynton Blair3 December 1997

Hong Kong · Government / Labour Party Government

Chinese officials and British diplomats meet in Beijing to discuss issues of democracy and human rights

1998

Anthony Charles Lynton Blair31 July 1998

Government / Labour Party Government

The European Convention on Human Rights is incorporated into UK law by passing the Human Rights Act

Names involved

Anthony Charles Lynton BlairHarold Wilson

Provenance

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