Human Rights Day 2021 observed on December 10

Highlights:

• The United Nations General Assembly observes Human Rights Day on December 10, every year.
• The day is observed to raise awareness regarding people’s social, cultural and physical rights as well as to ensure the welfare people across the world.
• The day encourages nations to create equal opportunities for everyone.
• It also addresses the issues of exclusion, inequality, and discrimination.

• United Nations General Assembly had adopted the Universal Declaration of the Human Rights in 1948. 
• The Allies of World War II, also known as the United Nations, adopted four freedoms viz., freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom from fear and freedom from want. 
• They created the Charter of United Nations on the basis of faith in fundamental human rights. 
• Thus, Universal Declaration of Human Rights is significant and forms one of the bases of the United Nations.
• The Human Rights Day signifies the absolute rights to which all humans are entitled, irrespective of their race, religion, colour, language, sex, political or other opinions, poverty, national or social origin, birth or another status. 
• Equality and non-discrimination are at the heart of human rights. 
• Human Rights Day has become more significant in the aftermath of covid-19, as it has deepened poverty and raised inequality, discrimination & other gaps in human rights protection.