Human Rights Day

Human Rights Day Quick Facts - RU

AKA Name	День прав человек
ℹ HashtagsCompiled on05:15	#HumanRightsDay
Related Hashtags	#HumanRights, #StandUp4HumanRights
2022 Date	10 December 2022
2023 Date	10 December 2023

2022 Holidays & Dates

		Russian & Common Holidays
		Misc. & Int'l. Observances
		Christian Holidays
		Jewish Holidays
		Muslim Holidays

Human Rights Day in 2022

Saturday, 10 Dec

Days to go:

Human Rights Day History

Human Rights Day commemorates the day on which the United Nations issued the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948. This document serves as an outline of the fundamental human rights that are to be universally protected. It was drafted by representatives from all regions of the world. Each year, this day hosts speeches and activities designed to raise awareness about the most pressing human right issues. Human Rights Day is observed annually on December 10th.

Top Tweets for Human Rights Day -

Updated 05:13

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Manila on International Human Rights Day against what they said was a rising number of extrajudicial killings and other injustices under the administration of Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. https://t.co/dzSzkUWmmx
— RT (@RT_com) December 10, 2022

Guilty Politicians and journalists are out on bail but innocent Sant Shri Asharamji Bapu is not being given bail for 10 years. On Human Rights Day, millions of people people wonder where are human rights of Sant Shri Asharamji Bapu ? Why This Injustice ? #WhereAreHumanRights https://t.co/76u9hUfiTs
— kamlesh sahu (@kamseva1) December 10, 2022

Human Rights Day Facts & Quotes

The UN's Declaration of Human Rights was one of their first declarations. It was organized after the atrocities of World War II were brought to light.
Over the past decade, armed conflict has killed 2 million children, disabled another 4-5 million, left 12 million homeless and orphaned another million.
Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally. - Abraham Lincoln
America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense... human rights invented America. - Jimmy Carter
I have cherished the ideal a democratic and free society... it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die. - Nelson Mandela, President of South Africa, who was imprisoned from 1964-1990.

In the News and Trending for Human Rights Day

05:13 Statement by the UNDP Administrator: Human Rights Day 2022, 10 December | United Nations Development Programme

undp.org

On Human Rights Day, a call to action to save lives in Iran

ncr-iran.org

Inspiring Stories for Human Rights Day 2022

hrw.org

The importance of rights holder perspectives in the design of remedial mechanisms - Day 2 (Room XX) Forum on Business and Human Rights 2022

un.org

Human Rights Day Top Events and Things to Do

Educate yourself on current human rights fights such as genocide by terrorist groups, slavery and trafficking and child labor around the world.
Get involved with a local human rights organization.
Hold a candlelight vigil for those who have had their human rights violated.
Watch a documentary about human rights issues and violations. Some recommendations: Invisible Children (2006), Girl Rising(2013) and Nefarious (2011).
Attend an Amnesty International Human Rights Event near you to support the battle to uphold human rights throughout the world.