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Human Rights Day

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organised a rally in Hong Kong on the Sunday, 8 December to mark the Human Rights Day two days away. The organiser estimated about 800,000 people took part, while the police had an estimate of 183,000 people. The march started from Victoria Park in Causeway Bay and was the biggest of its kind since
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Inclusion and the right to participate in public life was the theme of 2012 Human Rights Day. The focus in 2012 was on all people to make their voices heard and be included in political decision making. ″ My Voice Counts″ slogan was seen in the occupy movement around the world in protest of economic,
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is not a binding document, it inspired more than 60 human rights instruments which together constitute an international standard of human rights. Today the general consent of all United Nations Member States on the basic Human Rights laid down in the Declaration makes it even stronger and emphasizes
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When the General Assembly adopted the Declaration, with 48 states in favor and eight abstentions, it was proclaimed as a "common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations", towards which individuals and societies should "strive by progressive measures, national and international, to
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The 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights occurred on 10 December 2008, and the UN Secretary-General launched a year-long campaign leading up to this anniversary. Because the UDHR holds the world record as the most translated document (except for the Bible), organizations
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Today, poverty prevails as the gravest human rights challenge in the world. Combating poverty, deprivation and exclusion is not a matter of charity, and it does not depend on how rich a country is. By tackling poverty as a matter of human rights obligation, the world will have a better chance of
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The formal inception of Human Rights Day dates from 1950, after the Assembly passed resolution 423(V) inviting all States and interested organisations to adopt 10 December of each year as Human Rights Day. The popularity of the day can be shown by the fact that the commemorative Human Rights Day
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Celebrating twenty years working for your rights was the theme of the 2013 Human Rights Day celebration. Twenty Years ago the creation of the position of the High Commissioner for Human Rights was established which empowered an official, independent voice to speak worldwide for human rights.
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in Washington, D.C., commented that there had been progress in human rights over the last 40 years: "I think there is greater awareness around the world that people have fundamental rights and that those rights are enshrined in both law domestically and internationally".
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celebrates the Universal Declaration on Human Rights which states that everyone, everywhere, at all times are entitled to their human rights. Human Rights belong to everyone equally and "binds us together as a global community with the same ideals and values."
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that had ruled the country since 1976. The election of that day for his inauguration was related to human rights violations committed during the dictatorship. From then on, all presidential inaugurations have taken place on 10 December.
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The day is normally marked both by high-level political conferences and meetings and by cultural events and exhibitions dealing with human rights issues. Besides, it is traditionally on 10 December that the five-yearly
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UNYA Australia celebrated Human Rights Day with the write4rights campaign, asking young people to contribute a message about human rights by phone or on a website for display in Australian State capital
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secure their universal and effective recognition and observance". The measure was received by both advocates and critics alike as "being more declarative than legislative, more suggestive than binding."
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The High Commissioner for Human Rights, as the main United Nations rights official and his Office plays a major role in coordinating efforts for the yearly observation of Human Rights Day:
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Gay rights activists in the U.S. state of California urged people to support equal rights by "calling in 'gay'" to work. This was in response to the renewed ban on gay marriage when
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as the first democratically elected leader. Parliament's role on this day is to empower the people so that the democratic processes becomes known to all South Africans.
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for the government to improve human rights in the country. In Beijing, a small protest was broken up that took place outside the foreign ministry.
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Cohen, G. Daniel (2011). "The 'Human Rights Revolution' at Work: Displaced Persons in Postwar Europe". In Hoffmann, Stefan-Ludwig (ed.).
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active in the human rights field also schedule special events to commemorate the day, as do many civil and social-cause organisations.
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Day is the day in 1948 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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movement in 2019. Citizens were calling for their five demands, including an independent inquiry into
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that Human Rights Week began on 9 December. He also made the same proclamation on 10 December 2008.
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announced the launch of a new campaign to secure the release from prison of "cyber-dissidents" in
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around the globe used the year to focus on helping people everywhere learn about their rights.
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which took place on 21 March 1960. This massacre occurred as a result of protests against the
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characterized by three rounds of arrests and mock trials of political opponents of the ruling
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Vice-Chancellor Sangam University Bhilwara Speaks on Human Rights Day at JMA Pilani Rajasthan
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International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World
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10 December 2009 marked as 61st anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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The theme for 2021 is "Equality - Reducing inequalities, advancing human rights".
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Human Rights Day is endorsed by the International Humanist and Ethical Union (
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and urged the world's other regions to take similar steps in that direction.
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Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Mandela Rules)
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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
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The theme for 2020 is "Recover Better – Stand Up for Human Rights".
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Police misconduct allegations during the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests
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Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice
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and technology in assisting human rights defenders in new ways.
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For the day celebrated as Human Rights Day in South Africa, see
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The theme for 2023 is "Freedom, Equality and Justice for All".
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Every day is Human Rights Day is the slogan for the year 2014.
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The theme for 2022 is "Dignity, Freedom and Justice for All".
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for its recent adoption of a set of guidelines for protecting
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that occurred in the city during the past 6 months, and also
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The theme for 2016 is "Stand up for someone's rights today!"
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organised a seminar in New York City on academic freedom in
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Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
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The theme for 2015 is "Our Rights, Our Freedoms, Always."
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after around 300 people signed an online petition titled
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in 1952, received approximately 200,000 advance orders.
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Office of the High Commission for Human Rights (2009).
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In an interesting coincidence, former Chilean dictator
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The theme for 2018 is "stand up for the human rights"
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issued a joint communiqué in which they commended the
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annually around the world on 10 December every year.
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Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
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Stalker International Film Festival on Human Rights
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Human Rights Day (South Africa)

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights
human rights
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United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights
Nobel Peace Prize
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postage stamp
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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economic, social and cultural rights
Poverty eradication
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Louise Arbour

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