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  • 10 Dec 2012
    Civil society groups call on PM to advance the Human Rights Act

    After a failed, regressive attempt by 72 MPs to repeal the Human Rights Act, 72 civil society groups have called on the government to secure and advance it.

  • 10 Dec 2012
    Business and human rights: challenging corporate power

    It is not just governments and political opposition movements who are accused of violating human rights, and who need to be pressed to uphold them. The corporate world, which is increasingly dominant in a globalised society, faces major issues in this area.

  • 10 Dec 2012
    Our voice counts: Human Rights Day 2012

    Human Rights Day is observed by the international community every year on 10 December. It commemorates the day in 1948 on which the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

  • 10 Dec 2009
    Non-discrimination is central to human rights

    The concept of non-discrimination lies at the heart of human rights, says Navi Pillay. For this reason, it has been designated the official theme of this Human Rights Day, which occurs every year on the anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.

  • 29 Nov 2008
    Human Rights Day Event: The Right of Rights 1948-2008

    To mark the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, this fun yet challenging event will ask which is the greatest right.