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United for Human Rights (Spanish : Unidos por los Derechos Humanos, UDH) was a political party in Venezuela. The party first contested national elections in 1998, [1] when it won a single seat in the Chamber of Deputies. [2] However, it lost its seat in the 2000 elections.

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References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p565 ISBN   978-0-19-928358-3
  2. Nohlen, p578