Human Rights Day: 10 Interesting facts about freedoms of people across the globe

New Delhi: Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December – the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

The annual event marks the adoption of the United Nation’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights in December 1948. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon says of the day: “On Human Rights Day, let us recommit to guaranteeing the fundamental freedoms and protecting the human rights of all.”

10 Interesting facts about Human Rights Day

# In 2011, the United Nations declared internet access a basic human right.

# The concept of human rights is said to have originated some 2,500 years ago in modern-day Iraq. King Cyrus the Great freed slaves, established racial equality and the right to religious choice.

# Everyone has a right to leisure and holiday, with pay.

# Twenty-three nations around the world currently allow gay marriage.*

# There are more than 300,000 child soldiers in conflicts around the world.

# The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the most translated document in the world.

# It is available in 370 languages.

# Nearly 21 million people around the world are the victims of forced labour.

# Nepal is one of at least five countries where your gender can now appear as “other” on official documentation.

# 121 million children and adolescents have never had the chance to attend school, or have been forced to drop out.

# During 2015 alone, the death penalty has been abolished in four countries.

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