Human Rights Day 

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2026 Various Dec 10 BelarusThu, Dec 10Observances Holiday BotswanaThu, Dec 10Observances Holiday USAThu, Dec 10Not A Public Holiday United NationsThu, Dec 10Not A Public Holiday 2025 Various Dec 10 BelarusWed, Dec 10Observances Holiday BotswanaWed, Dec 10Observances Holiday USAWed, Dec 10Not A Public Holiday United NationsWed, Dec 10Not A Public Holiday 2024 Various Dec 10 BelarusTue, Dec 10Observances Holiday BotswanaTue, Dec 10Observances Holiday USATue, Dec 10Not A Public Holiday United NationsTue, Dec 10Not A Public Holiday 2023 Various Dec 10 BelarusSun, Dec 10Observances Holiday BotswanaSun, Dec 10Observances Holiday USASun, Dec 10Not A Public Holiday United NationsSun, Dec 10Not A Public Holiday 2022 Various Dec 10 BelarusSat, Dec 10Observances Holiday BotswanaSat, Dec 10Observances Holiday USASat, Dec 10Not A Public Holiday United NationsSat, Dec 10Not A Public Holiday
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BelarusDec 10 BotswanaDec 10 USADec 10 United NationsDec 10

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On December 10th the United Nations celebrates Human Rights Day, commemorating the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 – the first international document declaring that human rights are inalienable, applying to everyone by virtue of their humanity regardless of their race, colour, religion, sex, language, political opinion, national origin, property, birth or status.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the UN General Assembly on December 10th 1948, was the result of the experience of the second world war. It is considered a milestone document in the history of human rights. After the end of the war, and the creation of the United Nations, the international community vowed never again to allow atrocities like those of that conflict happen again.

Available in more than 500 languages, it is the most translated document in the world.

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