Human Rights Day (10/12)

On December 10, the world community celebrates Human Rights Day, officially established at the Plenary Meeting of the UN General Assembly in December 1950.

All States and interested organizations were invited to host the day and to undertake related activities.

The date December 10 was chosen in honor of the adoption and proclamation by the UN General Assembly on December 10, 1948 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) — of an epoch-making document that proclaimed the inalienable rights inherent in every person, regardless of his race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.

This Document, adopted almost immediately after the terrible Second World War, which amended all possible rights, including the right to life of millions of people, became the first world document to formulate provisions on human rights. The Declaration includes a wide range of political, civil, social, cultural and economic rights.

It is translated more often than any other document in the world: the text exists in more than 500 languages, indicating the universal nature and extent of the Declaration's dissemination. On its basis, other international agreements were developed.

In the last decade, Human Rights Day has been held every year under a certain slogan, including: «Human dignity and justice for all of us», «Non-discrimination», «Human rights defenders around the world fighting to eradicate discrimination», «Honor human rights!», «My voice matters», «20 years of struggle for your rights», «Human rights 365 days a year», «Fight for someone's rights today!», «Youth advocates for human rights», «Restore than it was», «Equality — reducing inequality, promoting human rights», «Freedom, equality and justice for all» and others.

In Russia, traditionally on this Day, various public, human rights and educational organizations hold all kinds of official and unofficial events aimed at educating the population on human rights issues and their protection, explaining the essence of law and the activities of legal institutions, etc.

By the way, every 5 years on December 10, the anniversary of the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the UN Human Rights Prize ceremony takes place. It was established in 1966 to reward those who have made outstanding contributions to the promotion and protection of human rights, and was first awarded in 1968.



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