At least once a year we hear on the radio,television or read on the web that December 10 is Human Rights Day. But not everyone knows why this particular winter date was chosen to celebrate this holiday. What does it mean? Many call it a "holiday of human rights activists", and they are not very far from the truth. The thing is that exactly then, in 1948, a very important document was adopted. He, in fact, initiated the modern concept of what human rights are. This happened at a meeting of the Assembly of a new intergovernmental structure - the United Nations. She was just starting her work and needed to adopt regulations and contracts.
The International Day of Human Rights became suchonly after in 1945, after realizing the horrors, tragedies and massacres of the Second World War, a special international commission was set up. It united the lawyers of many countries and continents, as well as national and religious traditions. They had to determine by consensus what basic principles that determine human dignity are acceptable to all races, states and ethnic groups. These provisions became the basis of a document that codified a general, universal for all rule, which any country that had become a member of the United Nations should strive for. This is Bill, which became part of the Charter of this respected interstate organization.
International Human Rights Day has broughtnumerous non-governmental movements that not only followed the process but also sought to ensure that the document included various freedoms inherent in the notion of "dignity". The right to live, be free from violence and hunger, the opportunity to practice any religion - all this was included in the compulsory list. The achievement and realization of these rights were recognized as a priority, which is higher than state sovereignty. That is why the date of the adoption of this document is celebrated as the International Human Rights Day. After all, the protection of these principles is a matter for all states, governments and peoples.
Perhaps, many of us will say that thisThe declaration is just a piece of paper. However, the fact is that this is a universally recognized standard of human rights. They can be broken, but can not be taken away. Therefore, it is not only possible, but also necessary, to demand the observance of these rights. Not without reason, in 1993, the participants of the world conference in Vienna, which gathered 171 States, reaffirmed their commitment to the Declaration and the readiness of their governments to follow this standard. That is why International Human Rights Day is a date reminding us that there are principles and norms that protect our dignity, and they must be observed for all without exception.
