Calling all Human Rights Champions! Would you like to help the British Institute of Human Rights to spread the word about the positive difference human rights make to people across the UK? Would you like to celebrate global Human Rights Day on 10 December? Would you like to join with others in your community to organise a local action? Then read on! International Human Rights Day is celebrated across the globe every year on 10 December; marking the day in 1948 the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed. Each year the British Institute of Human Rights joins with others to celebrate Human Rights Day. We do this through national actions, such as coordinating our annual Human Rights Day letter signed by civil society organisations. We also do this by supporting people to organise local actions in their communities. This year Human Rights Day takes on special significance here at home as this year is the 15th anniversary of the UK’s Human Rights Act being in force ...

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