{"id":62229,"date":"2022-01-30T15:07:40","date_gmt":"2022-01-30T09:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/?p=62229"},"modified":"2025-07-30T11:09:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T05:39:19","slug":"human-rights-day-2019-date-theme-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/english\/events\/human-rights-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Human Rights Day 2019 &#8211; Date, Theme, Quotes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_37 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' style='display:block'><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/english\/events\/human-rights-day\/#Human_Rights_Day_2019\" title=\"Human Rights Day 2019\">Human Rights Day 2019<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/english\/events\/human-rights-day\/#How_it_is_Celebrated\" title=\"How it is Celebrated\">How it is Celebrated<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/english\/events\/human-rights-day\/#Why_Do_We_Celebrate_and_Objectives_of_Human_Rights_Day\" title=\"Why Do We Celebrate and Objectives of Human Rights Day\">Why Do We Celebrate and Objectives of Human Rights Day<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/english\/events\/human-rights-day\/#Human_Rights_Day_Quotes\" title=\"Human Rights Day Quotes\">Human Rights Day Quotes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/english\/events\/human-rights-day\/#Themes_of_Human_Rights_Day\" title=\"Themes of Human Rights Day\">Themes of Human Rights Day<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>Human Rights Day is commemorated every year all over the world on 10<sup>th<\/sup> of December. It was first announced to be celebrated every year by the United Nations General Assembly on 10<sup>th<\/sup> of December in the year 1948. It is celebrated at this particular date annually to honor the United Nations General Assembly for declaring the human rights universally. Human rights day was officially established in the meeting of United Nations General Assembly on 4<sup>th<\/sup> of December in 1950.<\/p>\n<p>All the member states and interested organizations were invited to celebrate this day. The High Commissioner office of the Human Rights was awarded by the Guinness World Record for the collection, translation (around 380 languages) and distribution of the worldwide announcement of the Human Rights. At this event celebration, a global discussion on the human rights is also hosted by the High Commissioner through the social media websites.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Human_Rights_Day_2019\"><\/span>Human Rights Day 2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Human Rights Day 2019 will be celebrated on Tuesday, the 10<sup>th<\/sup> of December.<\/p>\n<p>This year it will be the 71st anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This year the Human Rights Day was celebrated with the theme \u201cStand Up For Human Rights\u201d. There were a series of events which were organised on the occasion and the final major event was held in Geneva. There was also a social media campaign which featured major public figures who joined their hands and stood up for human rights.<\/p>\n<p>There was also a series of 14 spotlight events which took place in seven time zones around the globe. Each event was organised with a specific theme based on the location where the event was organised. But the common emphasis was on the human rights and how they help to contribute in the social development and in celebrating those who stood up for the cause.<\/p>\n<p>A \u2018Mobile Film Festival\u2019 also took place in Paris in which was collaborated with \u2018YouTube Creators for Change\u2019 programme with the theme #StandUp4HumanRights, which was also the official hash tag for the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of people joined hands and celebrated the Human Rights Day in New Delhi by spreading awareness among people about human rights and its importance to the society. Many social activists like Medha Patkar and Shabnam Hashmi also joined the celebration on the occasion<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_it_is_Celebrated\"><\/span>How it is Celebrated<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The day is celebrated by organizing the political conferences, meetings, exhibitions, cultural events, debates and many more programs to discuss all the issues of human rights. Several governmental, civil and nongovernmental associations actively take part in the human rights event celebration.<\/p>\n<p>Human rights day is celebrated by deciding a particular theme to make this celebration more effective and successful. Human poverty in any country is the greatest human rights challenge. One of the major goals of celebrating the human rights day is to eradicate the poverty from the life of human being and help them in getting the well being life. Various other programs including music, drama, dance, fine art and etc are held focusing to help people to learn their rights.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the events held at this day are aimed to instruct people, children as well as teenagers about their human right. Some of the protest activities are also held in order to aware the people from areas where the human rights are unrecognized or disrespected.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Do_We_Celebrate_and_Objectives_of_Human_Rights_Day\"><\/span>Why Do We Celebrate and Objectives of Human Rights Day<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Human rights day is the worldwide observance celebrated by the people all across the world to get the real rights for the human beings. This day is celebrated to improve the physical, social, cultural and spiritual well being and welfare of the vulnerable group of people globally. Some of the important reasons of why do we celebrate and objectives are:<\/p>\n<p>&gt; To promote the awareness about human rights among the people all around the world.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; To emphasize the endeavors of the United Nations General Assembly in order to progress the overall human rights conditions.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; To get together and celebrate in cooperation to discuss and highlight the specific issues of the human rights.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; To encourage the vulnerable group of people like women, minorities, youth, poor, disabled person, indigenous people and etc to take part in this event celebration and political decision-making.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Human_Rights_Day_Quotes\"><\/span>Human Rights Day Quotes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cThe real struggle for us is for the citizen to cease to be the property of the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cMany of us persons of the tinted persuasion care about human rights and artistic freedom too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cTo deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cThe rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cLaws are silent in times of war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cKnowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cWherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must \u2014 at that moment \u2014 become the center of the universe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cUntil justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cWe are just two people. Not that much separates us. Not nearly as much as I\u2019d thought.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cNo matter how pathetic or pitiful, every human is fated to have one moment in their lives in which they can change their own destiny.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cPlease use your freedom to promote ours.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cThe only way to make sure people you agree with can speak is to support the rights of people you don\u2019t agree with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cToday\u2019s human rights violations are the causes of tomorrow\u2019s conflicts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cWe believe that human rights transcend boundaries and must prevail over state sovereignty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cAn injustice committed against anyone is a threat to everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cTogether we can prevent genocide from happening again. Together we can make a better future for our children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cYou are a human being. You have rights inherent in that reality. You have dignity and worth that exist prior to law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cRemember, the change you want to see in the world, and in your school, begins with you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cIf the prisoner is beaten, it is an arrogant expression of fear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cIt is hard to talk about a middle ground for something that is a fundamental right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cHealth is a human necessity; health is a human right\u201d.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Themes_of_Human_Rights_Day\"><\/span>Themes of Human Rights Day<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Human Rights Day is celebrated with a special theme every year to raise awareness and instill the importance of human rights in the minds of the people. Following are the themes of Human Rights Day for each year:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Theme of 2018 was \u201cStand Up For Human Rights\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Theme of 2017 was \u201cLet\u2019s stand up for equality, justice and human dignity\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Theme of 2016 was \u201cStand up for someone\u2019s rights today\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Theme of 2015 was \u201cOur Rights. Our Freedoms. Always.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Theme of 2014 was \u201cCelebrating 20 years of changing lives through Human Rights\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Theme of 2013 was \u201c20 Years: Working for Your Rights\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Theme of 2012 was \u201cInclusion and the right to participate in public life\u201d and \u201cUniversal Declaration of Human Rights\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Human Rights Day is commemorated every year all over the world on 10th of December. 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