Question: Human Rights Day is observed every year on-
(a) 10 December
(b) 11 December
(c) 12 December
(d) 15 December
Ans:(a)
Related facts:
- Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December.
- It aims to re-emphasise how important it is to live in peace and harmony, compassion and concern for each other’s rights with respect towards the idea of mutual co-existence.
- It commemorates the day on which, in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
- In 1950, the Assembly passed resolution 423 (V), inviting all States and interested organizations to observe 10 December of each year as Human Rights Day.
- The theme for 2016 is “Stand up for someone’s rights today!”
Reference:
http://www.un.org/en/events/humanrightsday/index.shtml