The international day of human rights has taken place on the 10th of December each year since 1948, when the declaration was adopted by the UN General Assembly.
This year, 2023, it is the 75th anniversary of the declaration of human rights and it is celebrated to remind people about its importance and to elucidate the people about the terrible violations of human rights
The declaration was adopted and created by 18 members from the Commision of the UN General Assembly with various political, cultural and religious backgrounds. One might recognise the name Eleanor Roosevelt, who is known as the driving force of the human rights declaration. The declaration contains 30 articles, for example the rights to life, the right to education, the right of free speech or the right not to be tortured.
Even though the UN General Assembly adopted the declaration 75 years ago, there are still countries and societies that are questioning or not accepting human rights.
A recent place of human right violation is Gaza, where the civilization and especially the children are suffering from the attacks from outside. “Gaza is the most dangerous place to be a child”, that is how UNICEF is naming it.
But that is not the only place where human rights are being stolen from the people. In Russia, the press is not able to report freely and homosexuality is tracked brutally. In Iran, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Somalia and Yemen people are even getting killed for homosexuality.
Also, women have a hard time being women in countries like Saudi Arabia, their rights are structurally oppressed.
Precisely because of that, it is important to educate about human rights and to be aware of the consequences of human rights violation. Also the reflection of what human rights we have and how privileged we are, when we don’t have to worry about simple human rights is something we celebrate on the 10th of December.
On the website of the United Nations there is the possibility to report human right violation, in case you ever notice something that hurts, discriminates or oppresses someone.
The theme of the human rights day 2023 is “Freedom, Equality and Justice for All”. That is the goal, let’s bound together to reach it. For us and for everyone!