NHRC to commemorate Human Rights Day on Dec 10; Prez Murmu to attend

The National Human Rights Commission will organise the Human Rights Day on December 10 where President Droupadi Murmu will be the chief guest, according to a press release issued on Thursday.

The function will be held at Bharat Mandapam at 10.00 am.

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Human Rights Day is celebrated to commemorate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) on this day in 1948. This is one of the most referred documents in the world.

On Human Rights Day, a national conference on ‘Ensuring Everyday Essentials: Public Services and Dignity for All’ is also being organised. It is aligning with this year’s Human Rights Day theme “Human Rights, Our Everyday Essentials”.

The keynote address at the conference will be delivered by Chief Guest, P K. Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister.

The Conference, under two thematic sessions, will deliberate upon the imperative of ensuring universal, equitable and dignified access to public services as an indispensable condition for ensuring human rights for all. Eminent speakers will address the Conference.

State Human Rights Commissions, other national commissions and officials from both Government of India and states/ UTs, human rights defenders, civil society organisations, members of academia, professionals, representatives of print and electronic media, among others, are expected to participate.