Anticolonial independence movements doubled UN membership by the 1966 covenants

Evidence

In 1966, almost twenty years after the United Nations’ human rights process began, the UN General Assembly adopted two legally binding human rights covenants – the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). By then, successful anticolonial struggles had almost doubled the UN’s membership. — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market, 227

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Anti-colonial movements drastically changed UN composition and human rights debates — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market: Human Rights…, 229; The postwar moment was defined by sweeping anti-colonial independence

Broader Connections

• Anti-colonial movements drastically changed UN composition and human rights debates #expands (0.85) — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market, 229
• The postwar moment was defined by sweeping anti-colonial independence #corroborates (0.80)