Human Rights Day
"We reaffirm our commitment to protecting human rights as the foundation of our work" Ban Ki-moon on #HumanRightsDay pic.twitter.com/STEzpwaBe2
— UN Spokesperson (@UN_Spokesperson) December 10, 2015
Everyone deserves the access to equality, freedom and justice. #HumanRightsDay pic.twitter.com/tVmFA8hPKV
— Jaspreet Kaur (@behindthenetra) December 10, 2015
The 10th of December 2015 marks International Human Rights Day. Established by the United Nations, it commemorates the date in 1948 when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In 2015, the day also commemorates the 50th anniversary of other important human rights declarations. In 1966, on December 16th, both the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights were ratified by the UN. Together, these form the basis of an international standard for human rights.
Equal and inalienable
#Bangladesh's National Human Rights Commission ensures rights for all: https://t.co/4QfY0t6ul2 #HumanRightsDay pic.twitter.com/36nspYMgzD
— UN Development (@UNDP) December 10, 2015
By their very nature, human rights are said to apply to all people. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights encompasses social, political, cultural rights, and the rights to human dignity, and declares them as absolute, available to all equally, and resolutely inalienable.
“The peoples of the United Nations have in the Charter reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person and in the equal rights of men and women and have determined to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom” – Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Infographic #HumanRightsDay https://t.co/uawklMjiDM pic.twitter.com/ZZlDgIh19J
— Wellbelove (@wellbelove) December 10, 2015
No exceptions
Freedom from fear Freedom of speech Freedom of worship Freedom from want #HumanRightsDay https://t.co/uFXjyXeObz pic.twitter.com/mncfE9mAOs
— United Nations (@UN) December 10, 2015
Freedom of worship on #HumanRightsDay and every day. pic.twitter.com/pmvvpO7V7Q
— Matthew Ward (@HistoryNeedsYou) December 10, 2015
Many have used #HumanRightsDay to call attention to those groups which have been denied their human rights. Whether through seizure of their homelands, denial of their voting rights, or even the lack of national recognition, millions across the globe find themselves outside of this humanitarian framework.
Today we salute those who stand up for their own and their fellow humans' rights. #humanrightsday pic.twitter.com/EfSaK4A1EA
— Anti Slavery (@Anti_Slavery) December 10, 2015
A reminder
10.8 mil have been affected by Assad's war on #Syria. We need #CivilianProtection! #SaveOurSyria #HumanRightsDay pic.twitter.com/31gMTxoWF8
— Arran Skinner (@arranskinner) December 10, 2015
#HumanRightsDay #Syria #Palestine #Iraq #Somalia #Nepal #Pakistan #Afghanistan Or should I explain more?
— Ali (@engralikhan) December 10, 2015
Slavery. Denial of an education. War. Human rights can be denied in myriad ways. Recent conflicts across the globe have rendered many in a state of dehumanisation. On Human Rights Day, many have taken to the internet to remind the world of these individuals’ humanity. As war ravages, and human rights violations continue, it is hoped that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights may, one day, be truly universal.
