Human Rights Day
The Human Rights Day ( English Human Rights Day ) is celebrated on December 10 and is the memorial to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights , which on 10 December 1948 by the UN General Assembly was adopted.
Human rights organizations such as Amnesty International use this day every year to take a critical look at the human rights situation around the world and to point out current hot spots.
The European Parliament will also award the Sakharov Prize on this day . The organization also awards Reporters Without Borders their annual human rights award .
Web links
- Official website of the Human Rights Day (English)
- Human Rights Day 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019