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The member States of the Council of Europe and the other signatories hereto, recalling  the  Convention  for  the  Protection  of  Human  Rights  and  Fundamental Freedoms (ETS No. 5, 1950) and its Protocols, the European Social Charter (ETS No. 35,  1961, revised in 1996, ETS No. 163), the Council of Europe Convention on Action against  Trafficking  in  Human  Beings  (CETS  No.  197,  2005)  and  the  Council  of  Europe  Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse  (CETS No. 201, 2007);

The States Parties to the present Convention, considering that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations, recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world

The States Parties to the present Convention, noting that the Charter of the United Nations reaffirms faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person and in the equal rights of men and women,

The General Assembly, proclaims this Universal Declaration of Human Rights