Human Rights Day is celebrated around the world on December 10, and 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of one of the world’s most groundbreaking global pledges. The first time fundamental human rights were universally protected was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on December 10, 1948.
Human rights focus on the fundamental rights and liberties of people and advocate for rights that transcend nationality, gender, ethnicity, race, sexuality, religion, or any other distinction.
2023: Theme of Human Rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) has since served as the foundation for an expanding system of human rights protection that today also focuses on vulnerable groups such as persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples, and migrants. History of Human Rights Day.
Human Rights Day was formally established in 1950 when the Assembly adopted Resolution 423(V), which called upon all states and interested organizations to observe 10 December that year as Human Rights Day. It also addresses crucial issues such as discrimination, diversity, education, freedom, poverty, and equality over the last decade.
Human Rights India
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India was established on October 12, 1993. The statute under which it is established is the Protection of Human Rights Act (PHRA), 1993 as amended by the Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2006.
The NHRC has also made several interventions for human rights, which include child labor, prison reforms, the right to health, the right to food, mental healthcare, the rights of persons with disabilities, sanitation, and the rights of women.
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