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href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tag_der_Menschenrechte" title="Tag der Menschenrechte – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Tag der Menschenrechte" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-smn mw-list-item"><a href="https://smn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olmoo%C5%A1vuoig%C3%A2dvuo%C4%91%C3%A2i_peivi" title="Olmoošvuoigâdvuođâi peivi – Inari Sami" lang="smn" hreflang="smn" data-title="Olmoošvuoigâdvuođâi peivi" data-language-autonym="Anarâškielâ" data-language-local-name="Inari Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Anarâškielâ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85_%D8%AD%D9%82%D9%88%D9%82_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86" title="يوم حقوق الإنسان – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="يوم حقوق الإنسان" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-as mw-list-item"><a href="https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%B1_%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%B0_%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%B1%E0%A6%B8" title="মানৱ অধিকাৰ দিৱস – Assamese" lang="as" hreflang="as" data-title="মানৱ অধিকাৰ দিৱস" data-language-autonym="অসমীয়া" data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%ADa_de_los_Derechos_Humanos" title="Día de los Derechos Humanos – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Día de los Derechos Humanos" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0nsan_H%C3%BCquqlar%C4%B1_G%C3%BCn%C3%BC" title="İnsan Hüquqları Günü – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="İnsan Hüquqları Günü" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B8" title="মানবাধিকার দিবস – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="মানবাধিকার দিবস" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B5%D1%88%D0%B5_%D1%85%D0%BE%D2%A1%D1%83%D2%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8B_%D0%BA%D3%A9%D0%BD%D3%A9" title="Кеше хоҡуҡтары көнө – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Кеше хоҡуҡтары көнө" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B7%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%9E_%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Дзень правоў чалавека – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Дзень правоў чалавека" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dia_dels_Drets_Humans" title="Dia dels Drets Humans – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Dia dels Drets Humans" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Den_lidsk%C3%BDch_pr%C3%A1v" title="Den lidských práv – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Den lidských práv" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-se mw-list-item"><a href="https://se.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olmmo%C5%A1vuoigatvuo%C4%91aid_beaivi" title="Olmmošvuoigatvuođaid beaivi – Northern Sami" lang="se" hreflang="se" data-title="Olmmošvuoigatvuođaid beaivi" data-language-autonym="Davvisámegiella" data-language-local-name="Northern Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Davvisámegiella</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tag_der_Menschenrechte" title="Tag der Menschenrechte – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Tag der Menschenrechte" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CE%B1%CE%B3%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%83%CE%BC%CE%B9%CE%B1_%CE%97%CE%BC%CE%AD%CF%81%CE%B1_%CE%91%CE%BD%CE%B8%CF%81%CF%89%CF%80%CE%AF%CE%BD%CF%89%CE%BD_%CE%94%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%B9%CF%89%CE%BC%CE%AC%CF%84%CF%89%CE%BD" title="Παγκόσμια Ημέρα Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Παγκόσμια Ημέρα Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%ADa_de_los_Derechos_Humanos" title="Día de los Derechos Humanos – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Día de los Derechos Humanos" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tago_de_Homaj_Rajtoj" title="Tago de Homaj Rajtoj – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Tago de Homaj Rajtoj" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giza_Eskubideen_Nazioarteko_Eguna" title="Giza Eskubideen Nazioarteko Eguna – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Giza Eskubideen Nazioarteko Eguna" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2_%D8%AD%D9%82%D9%88%D9%82_%D8%A8%D8%B4%D8%B1" title="روز حقوق بشر – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="روز حقوق بشر" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journ%C3%A9e_internationale_des_droits_de_l%27homme" title="Journée internationale des droits de l'homme – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Journée internationale des droits de l'homme" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9D%B8%EA%B6%8C%EC%9D%98_%EB%82%A0" title="인권의 날 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="인권의 날" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%84%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A4%D5%B8%D6%82_%D5%AB%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%BE%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6%D6%84%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%AB_%D5%BA%D5%A1%D5%B7%D5%BF%D5%BA%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D6%85%D6%80" title="Մարդու իրավունքների պաշտպանության օր – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Մարդու իրավունքների պաշտպանության օր" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B8" title="मानवाधिकार दिवस – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="मानवाधिकार दिवस" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_ljudskih_prava" title="Dan ljudskih prava – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Dan ljudskih prava" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hari_Hak_Asasi_Manusia" title="Hari Hak Asasi Manusia – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Hari Hak Asasi Manusia" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giornata_mondiale_dei_diritti_umani" title="Giornata mondiale dei diritti umani – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Giornata mondiale dei diritti umani" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9D_%D7%96%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%99%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%90%D7%93%D7%9D" title="יום זכויות האדם – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="יום זכויות האדם" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dies_Iurum_Humanorum" title="Dies Iurum Humanorum – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Dies Iurum Humanorum" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDmogaus_teisi%C5%B3_diena" title="Žmogaus teisių diena – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Žmogaus teisių diena" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Az_emberi_jogok_vil%C3%A1gnapja" title="Az emberi jogok világnapja – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Az emberi jogok világnapja" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D1%87%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0" title="Ден на човековите права – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Ден на човековите права" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hari_Hak_Asasi_Manusia" title="Hari Hak Asasi Manusia – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Hari Hak Asasi Manusia" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%9C%E1%80%B0%E1%80%B7%E1%80%A1%E1%80%81%E1%80%BD%E1%80%84%E1%80%B7%E1%80%BA%E1%80%A1%E1%80%9B%E1%80%B1%E1%80%B8%E1%80%94%E1%80%B1%E1%80%B7" title="လူ့အခွင့်အရေးနေ့ – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="လူ့အခွင့်အရေးနေ့" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dag_van_de_mensenrechten" title="Dag van de mensenrechten – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Dag van de mensenrechten" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B5_%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B8" title="मानव अधिकार दिवस – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="मानव अधिकार दिवस" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C%E4%BA%BA%E6%A8%A9%E3%83%87%E3%83%BC" title="世界人権デー – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="世界人権デー" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/FNs_menneskerettighetsdag" title="FNs menneskerettighetsdag – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="FNs menneskerettighetsdag" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menneskerettsdagen" title="Menneskerettsdagen – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Menneskerettsdagen" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-or mw-list-item"><a href="https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%AE%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%A8%E0%AC%AC%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%A7%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%95%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%B0_%E0%AC%A6%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%AC%E0%AC%B8" title="ମାନବାଧିକାର ଦିବସ – Odia" lang="or" hreflang="or" data-title="ମାନବାଧିକାର ଦିବସ" data-language-autonym="ଓଡ଼ିଆ" data-language-local-name="Odia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ଓଡ଼ିଆ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inson_huquqlari_kuni" title="Inson huquqlari kuni – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Inson huquqlari kuni" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%AE%E0%A8%A8%E0%A9%81%E0%A9%B1%E0%A8%96%E0%A9%80_%E0%A8%85%E0%A8%A7%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%95%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%B0_%E0%A8%A6%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%B5%E0%A8%B8" title="ਮਨੁੱਖੀ 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transparent">Human Rights Day</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HumanRightsLogo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/HumanRightsLogo.svg/150px-HumanRightsLogo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/HumanRightsLogo.svg/225px-HumanRightsLogo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/HumanRightsLogo.svg/300px-HumanRightsLogo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="120" data-file-height="125" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="caption"><a href="/wiki/Human_Rights_Logo" title="Human Rights Logo">Human Rights Logo</a>, unveiled in New York on 23 September 2011</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Also called</th><td class="infobox-data">HRD</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Observed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UN_Members" class="mw-redirect" title="UN Members">UN Members</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Celebrations</th><td class="infobox-data">Worldwide</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Begins</th><td class="infobox-data">1948<span class="noprint">; 76 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1948</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/10_December" class="mw-redirect" title="10 December">10 December</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Frequency</th><td class="infobox-data">Annual</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Human Rights Day</b> (<b>HRD</b>) is <a href="/wiki/List_of_minor_secular_observances#December" class="mw-redirect" title="List of minor secular observances">celebrated</a> annually around the world on 10 December every year. </p><p>The date was chosen to honor the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly" title="United Nations General Assembly">United Nations General Assembly</a>'s adoption and proclamation, on 10 December 1948, of the <a href="/wiki/Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights" title="Universal Declaration of Human Rights">Universal Declaration of Human Rights</a> (UDHR), the first global enunciation of <a href="/wiki/Human_rights" title="Human rights">human rights</a> and one of the first major achievements of the new <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a>. 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.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Prize_in_the_Field_of_Human_Rights" title="United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights">United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="Nobel Peace Prize">Nobel Peace Prize</a> are awarded. Many <a href="/wiki/International_organization" title="International organization">governmental</a> and <a href="/wiki/Non-governmental_organizations" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-governmental organizations">non-governmental organizations</a> active in the human rights field also schedule special events to commemorate the day, as do many civil and social-cause organisations. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Human_Rights_Day&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Turkish_journalists_protesting_imprisonment_of_their_colleagues_in_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Turkish_journalists_protesting_imprisonment_of_their_colleagues_in_2016.jpg/220px-Turkish_journalists_protesting_imprisonment_of_their_colleagues_in_2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Turkish_journalists_protesting_imprisonment_of_their_colleagues_in_2016.jpg/330px-Turkish_journalists_protesting_imprisonment_of_their_colleagues_in_2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Turkish_journalists_protesting_imprisonment_of_their_colleagues_in_2016.jpg/440px-Turkish_journalists_protesting_imprisonment_of_their_colleagues_in_2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4128" data-file-height="2322" /></a><figcaption>Turkish journalists protesting <a href="/wiki/Turkey%27s_media_purge_after_the_failed_July_2016_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" title="Turkey's media purge after the failed July 2016 coup d'état">imprisonment</a> of their colleagues, 10 December 2016</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Human_rights" title="Human rights">Human Rights</a> Day is the day in 1948 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The formal inception of Human Rights Day dates from 1950, after the Assembly passed resolution 423(V) inviting all States and interested organisations to adopt 10 December of each year as Human Rights Day.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The popularity of the day can be shown by the fact that the commemorative Human Rights Day stamp issued by the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Postal_Administration" title="United Nations Postal Administration">United Nations Postal Administration</a> in 1952, received approximately 200,000 advance orders.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USSR_stamp_1963_CPA_2963.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/USSR_stamp_1963_CPA_2963.jpg/150px-USSR_stamp_1963_CPA_2963.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="206" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/USSR_stamp_1963_CPA_2963.jpg/225px-USSR_stamp_1963_CPA_2963.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/USSR_stamp_1963_CPA_2963.jpg/300px-USSR_stamp_1963_CPA_2963.jpg 2x" data-file-width="762" data-file-height="1045" /></a><figcaption>A 1963 <a href="/wiki/Postage_stamp" title="Postage stamp">postage stamp</a> from <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a>, <a href="/wiki/Commemorative_stamp" title="Commemorative stamp">commemorating</a> the 15th <a href="/wiki/Anniversary" title="Anniversary">anniversary</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights" title="Universal Declaration of Human Rights">Universal Declaration of Human Rights</a></figcaption></figure> <p>When the General Assembly adopted the Declaration, with 48 states in favor and eight abstentions, it was proclaimed as a "common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations", towards which individuals and societies should "strive by progressive measures, national and international, to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance". The measure was received by both advocates and critics alike as "being more declarative than legislative, more suggestive than binding."<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although the Declaration with its broad range of <a href="/wiki/Civil_and_political_rights" title="Civil and political rights">political, civil</a>, <a href="/wiki/Economic,_social_and_cultural_rights" title="Economic, social and cultural rights">economic, social and cultural rights</a> is not a binding document, it inspired more than 60 human rights instruments which together constitute an international standard of human rights. Today the general consent of all United Nations Member States on the basic Human Rights laid down in the Declaration makes it even stronger and emphasizes the relevance of Human Rights in our<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch"><span title="The material near this tag possibly uses too-vague attribution or weasel words. (December 2017)">who?</span></a></i>]</sup> daily lives.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch"><span title="The material near this tag may use weasel words or too-vague attribution. (December 2017)">according to whom?</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The High Commissioner for Human Rights, as the main United Nations rights official and his Office plays a major role in coordinating efforts for the yearly observation of Human Rights Day: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>Today, poverty prevails as the gravest human rights challenge in the world. Combating poverty, deprivation and exclusion is not a matter of charity, and it does not depend on how rich a country is. By tackling poverty as a matter of human rights obligation, the world will have a better chance of abolishing this scourge in our lifetime... <a href="/wiki/Poverty_reduction" title="Poverty reduction">Poverty eradication</a> is an achievable goal.</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite><a href="/wiki/UN_High_Commissioner_for_Human_Rights" class="mw-redirect" title="UN High Commissioner for Human Rights">UN High Commissioner for Human Rights</a> <a href="/wiki/Louise_Arbour" title="Louise Arbour">Louise Arbour</a>, 10 December 2006</cite></div></blockquote> <p>The 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights occurred on 10 December 2008, and the UN Secretary-General launched a year-long campaign leading up to this anniversary.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because the UDHR holds the world record as the most translated document (except for the Bible), organizations around the globe used the year to focus on helping people everywhere learn about their rights. </p><p>On 9 December 2001, <a href="/wiki/United_States_President" class="mw-redirect" title="United States President">President</a> <a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> made a <a href="/wiki/Presidential_proclamation" title="Presidential proclamation">Presidential proclamation</a> that Human Rights Week began on 9 December.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also made the same proclamation on 10 December 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Past_observances">Past observances</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Human_Rights_Day&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Past observances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Faroe_stamp_332_human_rights.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Faroe_stamp_332_human_rights.jpg/150px-Faroe_stamp_332_human_rights.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="191" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Faroe_stamp_332_human_rights.jpg/225px-Faroe_stamp_332_human_rights.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Faroe_stamp_332_human_rights.jpg 2x" data-file-width="235" data-file-height="300" /></a><figcaption>A 1998 <a href="/wiki/Postage_stamp" title="Postage stamp">postage stamp</a> from <a href="/wiki/Faroe_Islands" title="Faroe Islands">Faroe Islands</a></figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Actions </th></tr> <tr> <td>1979</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shih_Ming-teh" title="Shih Ming-teh">Shih Ming-teh</a> organized a human rights campaign in <a href="/wiki/Kaohsiung" title="Kaohsiung">Kaohsiung</a>, <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a>. This led to the <a href="/wiki/Kaohsiung_Incident" title="Kaohsiung Incident">Kaohsiung Incident</a> characterized by three rounds of arrests and mock trials of political opponents of the ruling <a href="/wiki/Kuomintang" title="Kuomintang">Kuomintang</a> party and their subsequent imprisonment. </td></tr> <tr> <td>1983</td> <td><a href="/wiki/President_of_Argentina" title="President of Argentina">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Alfonsin" class="mw-redirect" title="Raúl Alfonsin">Raúl Alfonsin</a>, of <a href="/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina">Argentina</a>, decided to assume office on 10 December 1983, ending the <a href="/wiki/National_Reorganization_Process" title="National Reorganization Process">military dictatorship</a> that had ruled the country since 1976. The election of that day for his inauguration was related to human rights violations committed during the dictatorship. From then on, all presidential inaugurations have taken place on 10 December. </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004</td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/International_PEN" class="mw-redirect" title="International PEN">International PEN</a> announced the launch of a new campaign to secure the release from prison of "cyber-dissidents" in <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="People's Republic of China">PR China</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maldives" title="Maldives">Maldives</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vietnam" title="Vietnam">Vietnam</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Inter-American_Commission_on_Human_Rights" title="Inter-American Commission on Human Rights">Inter-American Commission on Human Rights</a>, the UN's <a href="/wiki/Special_Representative_of_the_Secretary_General_for_Human_Rights_Defenders" class="mw-redirect" title="Special Representative of the Secretary General for Human Rights Defenders">Special Representative for Human Rights Defenders</a> and the <a href="/wiki/African_Union" title="African Union">African Union</a>'s <a href="/wiki/African_Commission_on_Human_and_Peoples%27_Rights" title="African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights">Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights</a> issued a joint communiqué in which they commended the <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a> for its recent adoption of a set of guidelines for protecting <a href="/wiki/Human_rights_defender" title="Human rights defender">human rights defenders</a> and urged the world's other regions to take similar steps in that direction.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science" title="American Association for the Advancement of Science">American Association for the Advancement of Science</a> organised a seminar in New York City on academic freedom in <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Human Rights Day is endorsed by the International Humanist and Ethical Union (<a href="/wiki/IHEU" class="mw-redirect" title="IHEU">IHEU</a>) as an official day of <a href="/wiki/Secular_humanist" class="mw-redirect" title="Secular humanist">Humanist</a> celebration.</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006</td> <td>In an interesting coincidence, former Chilean dictator <a href="/wiki/Augusto_Pinochet" title="Augusto Pinochet">Augusto Pinochet</a>, known for human rights violations committed during his authoritarian rule, died of a heart attack on 10 December 2006, at the age of 91.<sup id="cite_ref-pinochet-times_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pinochet-times-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008</td> <td> <ul><li>Gay rights activists in the U.S. state of California urged people to support equal rights by "calling in 'gay'" to work.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was in response to the renewed ban on gay marriage when <a href="/wiki/California_Proposition_8_(2008)" class="mw-redirect" title="California Proposition 8 (2008)">Proposition 8</a> passed earlier in the year.</li> <li>Several people were detained in <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="People's Republic of China">China</a> after around 300 people signed an online petition titled <i><a href="/wiki/Charter_08" title="Charter 08">Charter 08</a></i> for the government to improve human rights in the country. In Beijing, a small protest was broken up that took place outside the foreign ministry.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>UNYA Australia celebrated Human Rights Day with the write4rights campaign, asking young people to contribute a message about human rights by phone or on a website for display in Australian State capital cities.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amnesty_International" title="Amnesty International">Amnesty International</a> organised a large event in <a href="/wiki/Paris" title="Paris">Paris</a>, <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the UN resolution.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Celebrations took place in <a href="/wiki/Phnom_Penh" title="Phnom Penh">Phnom Penh</a> and around <a href="/wiki/Cambodia" title="Cambodia">Cambodia</a>, including a march by 5000 people, and a further 1000 people releasing balloons, organised by <a href="/wiki/Non-government_organisations" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-government organisations">NGOs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Other celebrations and events took place in <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009</td> <td>10 December 2009 marked as 61st anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. <a href="/wiki/Tom_Malinowski" title="Tom Malinowski">Tom Malinowski</a> from <a href="/wiki/Human_Rights_Watch" title="Human Rights Watch">Human Rights Watch</a> in Washington, D.C., commented that there had been progress in human rights over the last 40 years: "I think there is greater awareness around the world that people have fundamental rights and that those rights are enshrined in both law domestically and internationally".<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011</td> <td>Following a year of <a href="/wiki/Protest" title="Protest">protest</a> in many countries, from <a href="/wiki/Tunisian_revolution" title="Tunisian revolution">Tunisia</a> to <a href="/wiki/2011_Egyptian_revolution" title="2011 Egyptian revolution">Cairo</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Occupy_movement" title="Occupy movement">Occupy movement</a>, the theme of 2011 recognised the significance of <a href="/wiki/Social_media" title="Social media">social media</a> and technology in assisting human rights defenders in new ways.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012</td> <td>Inclusion and the right to participate in public life was the theme of 2012 Human Rights Day. The focus in 2012 was on all people to make their voices heard and be included in political decision making. ″ My Voice Counts″ slogan was seen in the occupy movement around the world in protest of economic, political and social inequality.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013</td> <td>Celebrating twenty years working for your rights was the theme of the 2013 Human Rights Day celebration. Twenty Years ago the creation of the position of the High Commissioner for Human Rights was established which empowered an official, independent voice to speak worldwide for human rights.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014</td> <td>Every day is Human Rights Day is the slogan for the year 2014. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/HRDay2014/Pages/HRD2014.aspx">Human Rights 365</a> 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."<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015</td> <td>The theme for 2015 is "Our Rights, Our Freedoms, Always."<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016</td> <td>The theme for 2016 is "Stand up for someone's rights today!"<sup id="cite_ref-ohchr1_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ohchr1-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017</td> <td>The theme for 2017 is "Let's stand up for <a href="/wiki/Social_equality" title="Social equality">equality</a>, <a href="/wiki/Social_justice" title="Social justice">justice</a> and <a href="/wiki/Human_dignity" class="mw-redirect" title="Human dignity">human dignity</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>The theme for 2018 is "stand up for the human rights" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Civil_Human_Rights_Front" title="Civil Human Rights Front">Civil Human Rights Front</a> organised a rally in Hong Kong on the Sunday, 8 December to mark the Human Rights Day two days away. The organiser estimated about 800,000 people took part, while the police had an estimate of 183,000 people.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The march started from Victoria Park in Causeway Bay and was the biggest of its kind since the march in mid-August as part of <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Hong_Kong_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2019–20 Hong Kong protests">2019–20 Hong Kong protests</a> movement in 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Citizens were calling for their five demands, including an independent inquiry into <a href="/wiki/Police_misconduct_allegations_during_the_2019%E2%80%9320_Hong_Kong_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="Police misconduct allegations during the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests">Police misconduct allegations during the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests</a> that occurred in the city during the past 6 months, and also <a href="/wiki/Universal_suffrage" title="Universal suffrage">universal suffrage</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>The theme for 2020 is "Recover Better – Stand Up for Human Rights". </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021</td> <td>The theme for 2021 is "Equality - Reducing inequalities, advancing human rights".<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022</td> <td>The theme for 2022 is "Dignity, Freedom and Justice for All".<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023</td> <td>The theme for 2023 is "Freedom, Equality and Justice for All".<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Date_variance">Date variance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Human_Rights_Day&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Date variance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a>, Human Rights Day is celebrated on 21 March, in remembrance of the <a href="/wiki/Sharpeville_massacre" title="Sharpeville massacre">Sharpeville massacre</a> which took place on 21 March 1960. This massacre occurred as a result of protests against the <a href="/wiki/Apartheid" title="Apartheid">Apartheid</a> regime in South Africa.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.gov.za/human-rights-day">South African Human Rights Day</a> was declared a national holiday when the <a href="/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">ANC</a> was elected as the government with <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Mandela" title="Nelson Mandela">Nelson Mandela</a> as the first democratically elected leader.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Parliament's role on this day is to empower the people so that the democratic processes becomes known to all South Africans.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is celebrated on 11 December in <a href="/wiki/Kiribati" title="Kiribati">Kiribati</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Human_Rights_Day&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/HumanLight" title="HumanLight">HumanLight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_observance" class="mw-redirect" title="International observance">International observance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Day_in_Support_of_Victims_of_Torture" title="International Day in Support of Victims of Torture">International Day in Support of Victims of Torture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stalker_International_Film_Festival_on_Human_Rights" class="mw-redirect" title="Stalker International Film Festival on Human Rights">Stalker International Film Festival on Human Rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Humanitarian_Day" title="World Humanitarian Day">World Humanitarian Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Humanist_Day" title="World Humanist Day">World Humanist Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Human_Rights_Day&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly" title="United Nations General Assembly">United Nations General Assembly</a>  Session 5  <i>Resolution</i>  <i>423(V)</i>.  <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://undocs.org/Home/Mobile?FinalSymbol=A/RES/423(V)">A/RES/423(V)</a>  4 December 1950.  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</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Preparatory years</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Declaration_of_St_James%27s_Palace" title="Declaration of St James's Palace">Declaration of St James's Palace</a> (1941)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Charter" title="Atlantic Charter">Atlantic Charter</a> (1941)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Declaration_by_United_Nations" title="Declaration by United Nations">Declaration by United Nations</a> (1942)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moscow_Conference_(1943)" title="Moscow Conference (1943)">Moscow Conference</a> (1943)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tehran_Conference" title="Tehran Conference">Tehran Conference</a> (1943)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bretton_Woods_Conference" title="Bretton Woods Conference">Bretton Woods Conference</a> (1944)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dumbarton_Oaks_Conference" title="Dumbarton Oaks 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title="Convention on the Rights of the Child">Convention on the Rights of the Child</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Committee_on_the_Rights_of_the_Child" title="Committee on the Rights of the Child">committee</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Declaration_on_the_Rights_of_Indigenous_Peoples" title="Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples">Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Permanent_Forum_on_Indigenous_Issues" title="United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues">Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indigenous_Caucus" title="Indigenous Caucus">Indigenous Caucus</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sustainable_Development_Goals" title="Sustainable Development Goals">Sustainable Development Goals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Declaration_on_the_Rights_of_Peasants" title="United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants">Declaration on the Rights of Peasants</a></li></ul> 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