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December 10 celebrated as Human Rights Day
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10.12.2010 10:51
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, issued a statement
on Human Rights Day:
`When it comes to human rights, we sometimes forget how much we owe to
others - the hundreds of thousands of unsung heroes, known
collectively as human rights defenders.
They have changed history, tackling injustice and discrimination
wherever they found it.
Some of their names will be known to you: Emmeline Pankhurst, Mahatma
Ghandi, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, Rigoberta Menchú.
But the great majority are unknown to the world at large.
They range from princes and politicians to women and men from all
walks of life. Some rich, some poor. Some intellectuals, others barely
literate.
No formal qualifications are required. We can all be human rights
defenders and we all should be.
It just takes commitment and courage.
Every year, thousands of human rights defenders are harassed, abused,
unjustly jailed and murdered. Often their families are targeted as
well.
That is why, this year, Human Rights Day is dedicated to human rights
defenders and their magnificent battle to stop discrimination.
We need to stand up for their rights, so they can continue to stand up
for ours.'
Human Rights Day is celebrated annually across the world on 10 December.
The date was chosen to honor the United Nations General Assembly's
adoption and proclamation, on 10 December 1948, of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the first global enunciation of
human rights.
The formal establishment of Human Rights Day occurred at the 317th
Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on 4 December 1950, when the
General Assembly declared resolution 423(V), inviting all member
states and any other interested organizations to celebrate the day as
they saw fit.
From: A. Papazian
armradio.am
10.12.2010 10:51
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, issued a statement
on Human Rights Day:
`When it comes to human rights, we sometimes forget how much we owe to
others - the hundreds of thousands of unsung heroes, known
collectively as human rights defenders.
They have changed history, tackling injustice and discrimination
wherever they found it.
Some of their names will be known to you: Emmeline Pankhurst, Mahatma
Ghandi, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, Rigoberta Menchú.
But the great majority are unknown to the world at large.
They range from princes and politicians to women and men from all
walks of life. Some rich, some poor. Some intellectuals, others barely
literate.
No formal qualifications are required. We can all be human rights
defenders and we all should be.
It just takes commitment and courage.
Every year, thousands of human rights defenders are harassed, abused,
unjustly jailed and murdered. Often their families are targeted as
well.
That is why, this year, Human Rights Day is dedicated to human rights
defenders and their magnificent battle to stop discrimination.
We need to stand up for their rights, so they can continue to stand up
for ours.'
Human Rights Day is celebrated annually across the world on 10 December.
The date was chosen to honor the United Nations General Assembly's
adoption and proclamation, on 10 December 1948, of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the first global enunciation of
human rights.
The formal establishment of Human Rights Day occurred at the 317th
Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on 4 December 1950, when the
General Assembly declared resolution 423(V), inviting all member
states and any other interested organizations to celebrate the day as
they saw fit.
From: A. Papazian