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Detailed explanation-1: -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 (UDHR).

Detailed explanation-2: -Human Rights Day 2022 – Video message from Dr Tedros Human Rights day is celebrated every 10 December to create awareness and mobilize political will to promote respect for the rights and freedoms enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948.

Detailed explanation-3: -The 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights will be celebrated on 10 December 2023. Ahead of this milestone, starting on the Human Rights Day on 10 December 2022, a year-long campaign to showcase the UDHR by focusing on its legacy, relevance and activism is planned.

Detailed explanation-4: -The theme for International Human Rights Day 2022 has been set as ‘Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All, ’ in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the UDHR on December 10, 2023. The year-long campaign will focus on the universality of the UDHR and how activism associated with it can help people.

Detailed explanation-5: -The date was chosen to honor the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption and proclamation, on 10 December 1948, of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the first global enunciation of human rights and one of the first major achievements of the new United Nations.