Human Rights Day 2011

Tomorrow, December 10^th, is Human Rights Day 2011. This annual celebration, which is sponsored by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, incorporates events, media, and stories about the impact of human rights around the world. The basis of the day is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a declaration of the basic rights of all humans adopted by the U.N. General Assembly on December 10^th, 1948. Some of the rights embodied in the Declaration include the right to be free of torture, the right equal protection before the law, the right to marriage, and the right to education. As a fun fact, the Universal Declaration has been translated into 382 different languages, which you can search here.  Videos in honor of the day are posted here.  Arguably, the Arab Spring movements were the biggest human rights events of 2011. This timeline of events from The Guardian lets you follow the activities of the Arab Spring from December 2010 through this month.