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International Human Rights Day is a particularly special day observed annually on 10 December. The reason this date was chosen is that on 10 December 1948, the United Nations adopted a landmark document titled the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This document clearly outlines the rights to which all people in the world are entitled. It was decided on 4 December 1950 to officially observe this day. The United Nations has called on all countries to “remember and celebrate human rights on 10

World Human Rights Day is an official day of awareness and commemoration observed by the international community every year on 10 December. This date marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948. The declaration was adopted during the 183rd plenary session of the General Assembly in Paris and is the first document to systematically outline the fundamental human rights that must be protected at