Human Rights Day 2022: Every year on December 10, people all across the world observe Human Rights Day. It marks the day that the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948. Human Rights Day highlights the fundamental freedoms and rights to which all people, regardless of location, are entitled. It celebrates and advocates for rights that cut across the distinctions of nationality, gender, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, religion, or any other position. This year marks the 74th anniversary of the adoption of the UDHR and the 72nd Human Rights Day.
December 2022 Current Affairs Quiz
Why is Human Rights Day celebrated?
The purpose of Human Rights Day is to raise awareness of human rights. The right to economic, social, and educational freedoms are also included in the category of human rights. Human rights are those fundamental natural rights from which human beings cannot be deprived or oppressed on the basis of race, caste, nationality, religion, gender etc.
Human Rights Day 2022: Theme
The UDHR will celebrate its 75th anniversary on December 10 of 2023. A year-long effort to highlight the UDHR and highlight its legacy, relevance, and activism will be launched on December 10 this year in honour of this forthcoming milestone. The campaign’s primary theme will be “Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All.”
Human Rights Day: History
Human Rights Day was formally instituted in 1950 after the UNGA passed resolution 423 (V). Under the resolution, the Assembly had invited all states (members and non-members) and interested organisations to observe this day to celebrate the proclamation of the UDHR and exert increasing efforts in this field of human progress. Over the past decade, Human Rights Day has taken up topics such as discrimination, diversity, education, freedom, poverty, torture, and equality.
Human rights in India:
India’s Human Rights Act went into effect on September 28, 1993. On October 12, 1993, the National Human Rights Commission was established by the government.The Human Rights Commission also works in political, economic, social and cultural fields. Like wages, HIV AIDS, health, child marriage, and women’s rights. The work of the Human Rights Commission is to make more and more people aware.
