The expectation that the UN would serve as the key global institution promoting human rights largely collapsed in the face of the Cold War, the doctrines of Realism and Stalinism, and the rise of authoritarian dictatorships and forms of relativism in the so-called Third World. Nonetheless, the Human Rights idea persisted, but not as originally intended by the framers of the UDHR and rather in the form of non-governmental organizations, social movements and forms of diplomacy. Assess the role of organizations, diplomatic accords, and movements in addressing key human rights challenges of the era including colonialism, racism, authoritarianism, and The Dirty Wars.
You must answer this question in light of specific issues as well as other key examples.
Your answer need not address all strands and precedents. The best answers will be able to blend the most important and most relevant.
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