Today, 10 December is Universal Human Rights Day. In the year 1948, on this day the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which is a milestone document in the history of human rights. This year’s human rights day is dedicated to human rights defenders, courageous men and women, who strive to protect their own rights and the rights of others; who are determined to make rights real in people’s lives.
To mark the Human Rights Day, Amnesty International, the premier international human rights organisations, has organised ‘Write a Letter Marathon’ (Writeathon) to write letters and take action online to demand that the rights of individuals are respected, protected and fulfilled. Hundred of thousands of people all over the world join in Amnesty International’s Write for Rights event to show solidarity with those suffering human rights violations and to bring in real changes in their lives.
You can also join in this event by writing letters and taking action online, through a simple process. Click on the below mentioned URL and go to the ‘Appeals for action’ section in the page. There you can see details about various human rights defenders and others who are facing human rights violations in their countries. Go to the individual cases, find the details, read the letter and then sign in your name and press the send button. If you wish you can send letters on all the cases mentioned in the page.
Let us take part in this international event and put in our humble efforts in this global movement to bring in justice to all whose rights are being violated, because human rights violation in any part of the world is a human rights violation in your life and my life.
Source: Official websites of the United Nations and Amnesty International
