Happy Human Rights Day 2012!

People worldwide celebrate Human Rights Day on December  10^th. The date was chosen in honor of the UN General Assembly’s adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10^th 1948. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights defines such fundamental rights as the right to life, liberty, and security of person, freedom from torture and arbitrary arrest, the right to food, medical care, education, marriage, and freedom of thought and assembly.

This year’s theme is My Voice Counts. Here is a video of Navi Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights discussing the right to participate.