Human Rights Day is being observed today (December 10).
The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called let us recommit to guaranteeing the fundamental freedoms and protecting the human rights of all.
This year’s Human Rights Day is devoted to the launch of a year-long campaign for the 50th anniversary of the two International Covenants on Human Rights.
The year-long campaign revolves around the theme of rights and freedoms which underpin the International Bill of Human Rights are as relevant today as they were when the Covenants were adopted 50 years ago.
