December 10, 1948 - The United Nations announces the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

December 10 every year is honored as International Human Rights Day (also called International Human Rights Day), the day the United Nations announced that it is an international holiday celebrated by countries around the world.

December 10 - International Human Rights Day

On December 10, 1948, the United Nations announced the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.Eleanor Roosevelt , former First Lady of the United States, represented the United Nations to declare the historic Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Paris, France. This Declaration is the basis for the International Human Rights Code, which includes the two basic human rights conventions adopted by the United Nations in 1966 as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and International Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

On December 4, 1950, during the 317th plenary, the United Nations issued Resolution A / RES / 423 officially recognizing December 10 every year as "Human Rights Day". In recent years, the United Nations has also chosen the theme for Human Rights Day every year.

Human rights organizations such as Amnesty International see this year every year as an opportunity to review the situation of human rights around the world and summarize the current situation.

The European Parliament each year on this day holds the Sakharov Award Ceremony , Reporters Without Borders awarded their Human Rights Award.

As always, in 2015, the United Nations launched a call for countries to work harder to "Eliminate Poverty" . At the same time, he also highlighted the short, five-word expression "Our Rights, Our Freedoms. Always ". The Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon stated: " On the occasion of Human Rights Day, let's renew our commitment to ensure Basic Freedoms and Protect Everyone's Human Rights" (On Human Rights Day, let's Recommit). để bảo xác thực các cơ sở dữ liệu Freedoms and Protecting Human Rights of All).