Human Rights Day
Wednesday, 10 December 2025 - 11:00 am (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: Around the World / Rund um die Welt General , Paris / Île-de-France
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Human Rights Day (HRD) is
celebrated annually around the world on 10 December every year. The date was chosen to honor the
United Nations General Assembly ‘s adoption and proclamation, on 10 December 1948, of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the first global enunciation of
human rights and one of the first major achievements of the new
United Nations . The formal establishment of Human Rights Day occurred at the 317th Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on 4 December 1950, when the General Assembly declared resolution 423(V), inviting all member states and any other interested organizations to celebrate the day as they saw fit.
The day is normally marked both by high-level political conferences and meetings and by cultural events and exhibitions dealing with human rights issues. Besides, it is traditionally on 10 December that the five-yearly United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights and Nobel Peace Prize are awarded. Many governmental and non-governmental organizations active in the human rights field also schedule special events to commemorate the day, as do many civil and social-cause organisations.UN.org – Human Rights Day and Wikipedia Human Rights Day (Smart Traveler App by U.S. Department of State - Weather report by weather.com - Global Passport Power Rank - Travel Risk Map - Democracy Index - GDP according to IMF, UN, and World Bank - Global Competitiveness Report - Corruption Perceptions Index - Press Freedom Index - World Justice Project - Rule of Law Index - UN Human Development Index - Global Peace Index - Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index ). Photos by Wikimedia Commons. If you have a suggestion, critique, review or comment to this blog entry, we are looking forward to receive your e-mail at comment@wingsch.net . Please name the headline of the blog post to which your e-mail refers to in the subject line.VIDEO
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