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

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaims the inalienable rights that everyone is entitled to as a human being - regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Available in more than 500 languages, it is the most translated document in the world. 

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Human Rights Day is observed on the 10th of December every year.