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Every day is Human Rights Day is the slogan for the year 2014. Human Rights 365 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." [25] 2015
The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on 21 March since declared by the United Nations in 1966. In South Africa, the country in which the event took place that gave rise to the observance, the Sharpeville Massacre, the day is commemorated as Human Rights Day, and is a public holiday.
10 December, the anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration, is celebrated annually as World Human Rights Day or International Human Rights Day. The commemoration is observed by individuals, community and religious groups, human rights organizations, parliaments, governments, and the United Nations .
The day, honored each Dec. 10, marks the anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. And this year's theme for the contest was "Sustainability, We Can Do It."
Dec. 13—Sunday, December 10, was National Human Rights Day, accepted worldwide after the Declaration of Human Rights was passed by the United Nations in 1948. The declaration meant that human ...
In 2016, the Morgantown Human Rights Commission began observing the annual anniversary of the global pledge by recognizing one individual and one organization upholding the goals and ideals of the ...
The United Nations General Assembly has decided to observe 20 February [2] annually, approved on 26 November 2007 and starting in 2009, as the World Day of Social Justice. [3] The Declaration focuses on guaranteeing fair outcomes for all through employment, social protection, social dialogue, and fundamental principles and rights.
The first 26 June events were launched in 1998. [1] The day was selected by the United Nations General Assembly for two reasons. First, on 26 June 1945, the United Nations Charter was signed during the midst of World War II – the first international instrument obliging UN members to respect and promote human rights.