Human Rights Day

Human Rights Day was introduced by the UN General Assembly in 1950 with the goal of “brining to the attention ‘of the peoples of the world’ the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as the common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations.”

To read the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, please go to: http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/

For more information about Human Rights Day, please go to: http://www.un.org/en/events/humanrightsday/