(The Gist of PIB) Human Rights Day  [DECEMBER-2019]


(The Gist of PIB) Human Rights Day

 [DECEMBER-2019]

Human Rights Day

Human Rights Day is being celebrated on the 10th December.

Key highlights:

  • Human Rights Day is celebrated on the 10th December every year to commemorate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which was adopted and proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1948.
  • The Declaration recognizes that the inherent dignity and the equal and inalienable rights of mankind are the foundation of justice, freedom and peace in the world.
  • The United Nations’ theme for this year’s Human Rights Day is: “Youth Standing up for Human Rights.”

National Human Rights Commission of India

  • Since its inception on the 12th October, 1993, the National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRC) has endeavoured to promote a culture of human rights.
  • The NHRC, like most of the human rights institutions in the world, is a recommendatory body as per the Protection of Human Rights Act passed by Parliament.

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