10th December is global Human Rights Day. In 2014 we celebrated human rights #CloseToHome! The United Nations (UN) has declared 10 December as Global Human Rights Day. It is an annual opportunity to join people across the world in celebrating human rights. At BIHR we think Human Rights Day is a great opportunity for people and organisations in the UK to come together and speak up to tell the often unheard stories about how human rights protections make a difference to us all here at home. The Origins Human Rights Day has been celebrated on the 10 December, since 1950, marking the date the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was signed in 1948. The UDHR was the first time the world community came together to set down the universal human rights that belong to all people. It started the modern journey of putting human rights ideas down into laws which protect everyone, and legal duties on governments to respect and protect our rights. 2014 celebrations At the British In...

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