Human Rights Observances

The SAAM Day of Action takes place at the start of April, which is Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

On April 7th, the Genocide Memorial Day public holiday in Rwanda memorialises victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

A student-led national event where people take a vow of silence to highlight the silencing and erasure of LGBTQ people at school.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Youth Solidarity Day.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Blue Sunday.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare 

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Day of Living Together in Peace

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

A day to acknowledge the pain of the children throughout the world who are the victims of physical, mental, and emotional abuse.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of World Day Against Child Labour

Elder abuse is predicted to increase as many countries are experiencing rapidly ageing populations.

A day to honour the victims and survivors of sexual violence around the world.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of World Refugee Day 

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 

Torture seeks to annihilate the victim’s personality and denies the inherent dignity of the human being.

World Day for International Justice on 17 July recognises the emerging system of international criminal.

Its purpose is to draw attention and raise awareness of humanity about an important problem that exists even in our time.

A day to pay tribute to aid workers who risk their lives in humanitarian service, and to rally support for people affected by crises around the world.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism

The date was set by the UN General Assembly, and all states confirmed their condemnation of terrorist acts, violent acts, and extremism, which, unfortunately, still occur in various parts of the world.

This International Day is intended to inscribe the tragedy of the slave trade in the memory of all peoples.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Emirati Womens Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Day against Nuclear Tests  

Enforced disappearance has frequently been used as a strategy to spread terror within some societies.

The International Day of Democracy provides an opportunity to review the state of democracy in the world.

The International Day of Peace is celebrated annually on 21 September and is a United Nations-commissioned global holiday.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Day for Universal Access to Information [UNESCO]

Sharing the message of non-violence through education and public awareness.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Stop Bullying Day

Promoting girls' rights, highlighting gender inequalities and addressing discrimination and abuse suffered by girls around the globe.

17 October presents an opportunity to acknowledge the effort and struggle of people living in poverty.

Improving the dissemination of information leads to a greater awareness of the problems of development,

Since 2013 more than 1,000 journalists have been killed for reporting the news and bringing information to the public.

On the day of its fiftieth anniversary, 16 November 1995, UNESCO's Member States adopted a Declaration of Principles on Tolerance.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Africa Industrialization Day 

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Universal Childrens Day

71% of all human trafficking victims worldwide are women and girls, and 3 out of 4 of these women and girls are sexually exploited.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 

A day to raise awareness of the Genocide Convention and its role in combating and preventing the crime of genocide, as defined in the Convention, and to commemorate and honour its victims.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Human Rights Day 

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Day of Neutrality