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Stories for December 11th 2014

  • Thursday, December 11th 2014 - 11:23 UTC

    Human Rights Day should be extended to every day of the year, says UN

    “Violations of human rights are more than personal tragedies,” Mr. Ban said. “They are alarm bells that may warn of a much bigger crisis.

    The universal reach of human rights should not be restricted to one day alone but extended to every day of the year, top United Nations officials declared on Wednesday, 10 December, as they marked Human Rights Day – an annual UN-backed event commemorating the date on which the General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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