10 December, the world community celebrates Human Rights Day (Human Rights Day), officially established at the Plenary Meeting of the UN General Assembly in December 1950 of the year.
All states and interested organizations were invited to accept this day and conduct appropriate activities.
Date 10 December was chosen in honor of the adoption and proclamation by the UN General Assembly 10 December 1948 year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Universal Declaration of Human Rights, UDHR) - a landmark document, in which inalienable rights were proclaimed, inherent in every person, regardless of his race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other beliefs, national or social origin, property, estate or other status.
This document, adopted almost immediately after the terrible Second World War, trampled all possible rights, including the right to life of millions of people, became the first world document, formulating human rights provisions. 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 for more than 500 languages, which testifies to the universal nature and scope of the Declaration. On its basis, the development of other international agreements was carried out..
In the last decade, Human Rights Day has been held every year under a specific slogan, among which: "Human Dignity and Justice for All of Us", "Non-discrimination", “Human rights defenders around the world, fighting to eradicate discrimination ", “Celebrating Human Rights!», "My Voice Matters", "20 years of fighting for your rights", "Human rights 365 days a year ", "Fight for someone's rights today!" other.
In Russia, it is already traditional on this Day by various public, all kinds of official and unofficial events are held by human rights and educational organizations, aimed at educating the population about human rights and their protection, to clarify the essence of law and the activities of legal institutions, etc..
By the way, every 5 years old 10 December, on the anniversary of the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, UN Human Rights Prize Ceremony takes place. It was established in 1966 year to award those, who have made outstanding contributions to the promotion and protection of human rights, and was first awarded in 1968 year.
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