Every year on December 10th, Human Rights Day is observed to commemorate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). It was approved and proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly on this day in 1948 as a universally accepted value-based document of understanding the importance of the promotion and protection of human rights. Human rights are the inalienable rights that every human being is entitled to from birth, irrespective of race, caste, creed, gender, language, political or other belief or any other status.
The theme of Human Rights Day this year is ‘Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All’ as it marks the entry of UDHR into the 75th year of its existence as well as a year-long campaign to promote and recognize it as the foundation for an expanding system of human rights protection for various sections of society amidst different challenges before humanity.
The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India, sees the celebration of Human Rights Day as an opportunity for various stakeholders around the world to reflect on and plan their actions and duties to ensure that they do not become causes of human rights violations.
With this spirit, the NHRC, India is organizing a function to mark the occasion on 10th December, 2022, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The President of India, Mrs Droupadi Murmu, will grace and address the event as the Chief Guest in the presence of NHRC Chairperson, Mr Justice Arun Mishra, Members, Mr Justice M.M. Kumar, Dr D.M. Mulay and Mr Rajiv Jain, Secretary General, Mr Devendra Kumar Singh, other senior officers, Members of the Statutory Commission, SHRCs, Diplomats, civil society, among others.
Since its inception on October 12th, 1993, under the Protection of Human Rights Act, PHRA, the NHRC, India has made significant contributions to the cause of human rights in the country, in line with the Constitution of India, underscoring the UDHR, discussions at various world bodies such as the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) and the Asia Pacific Forum (APF).
