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Liga für Menschenrechte, ÖsterreichischeLeague for Human Rights, Austrian, founded in Vienna in 1926; member of "Fédération internationale des ligues des droits de l´homme" in Paris. Non-partisan action committee for the protection of human rights in Austria; 1934 restricted in its activities, 1938-1945 persecution of its officials; 1945 reorganised. Particularly committed to defending the rights of ethnic groups and racial, religious and social minorities. Since 1989 annual report on human rights in Austria. Publications: Das Menschenrecht, 1945ff. (quarterly).
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