60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

It was on this day, December 10, 1948, that the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (which is available in more than 360 languages), for which it called all UN Member countries to publicize the text of the Declaration and “to cause it to be disseminated, displayed, read and expounded principally in schools and other educational institutions, without distinction based on the political status of countries or territories.”

On this the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, events around the world are taking place on this day and for the remainder of the month to celebrate the UN's anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Human Rights Day, which was also declared for December 10th.