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Knowledge Nugget | Human Rights Day: What are Human Rights, why Dec 10 matters and how India protects them
December 11, 2025 11:12 am
UPSC Current Affairs: Human Rights Day is observed every year on December 10. Let’s know why it matters and what Human Rights truly mean. This article explains the UDHR, key UN bodies like the HRC and UHRI, and India’s NHRC, offering crisp, UPSC-focused insights for Polity and current affairs.
Human Rights Day: 10 timely interventions by Supreme Court, high courts against violations
December 10, 2025 11:55 am
From ruling against caste based discrimination in prisons to compensating victims of illegal detention, time and again courts have intervened to protect the human rights enshrined under the constitution.
62 percent gig workers have no formal contract with platforms they work for: Study
December 10, 2025 3:05 am
As many as 92 per cent reported gig work as their sole source of livelihood, while 62 per cent said they had no formal agreement or written contract with the platforms they work for.
Human Rights Day 2024: Know the date, theme, history, significance, and more
December 10, 2024 9:46 am
Human Rights Day 2024 Date, History, Theme: Human Rights Day serves as a platform for raising awareness, celebrating achievements, and advocating for continued efforts to protect and promote human rights worldwide.
Retrenched teachers on fast slam Tripura human rights panel on international rights day
December 10, 2022 11:11 pm
Chief Minister Manik Saha held a round of discussions with officials and lawyers representing the retrenched teachers last month and a second round is expected soon.
Human Rights Day celebrations: Time to expand concept of justice to include environment, says President Murmu
December 11, 2022 10:08 am
President Droupadi Murmu recalled the Uttarakhand High Court's recent observation that “Ganga and Yamuna rivers have the same legal rights as human beings”, adding “why stop at only two rivers?”
Provide shelter to the homeless, says Friends of Gandhi Museum
December 11, 2020 5:36 am
Delia Maria Knaebel, a retired professor and conveyor of the Friends of the Gandhi Museum, said people who lack a permanent residence, like migrants and those who are on the move, are facing the brunt of the pandemic.
Farmers say not political: Activists in prison feature in protest
December 11, 2020 2:37 am
The farmers have maintained since the beginning of their protest that political issues, other than those related to farmers’ welfare, will not be raised from the protest stage.
What is Human Rights Day?
December 10, 2019 9:36 am
Human Rights Day 2019: The theme for this year is 'Youth Standing Up for Human Rights', under which the UN aims to celebrate the potential of youth as agents of change, amplify their voices and engage a broad range of global audiences in the promotion and protection of rights.
Separatist-backed strike hits normal life in Kashmir
December 10, 2018 12:53 pm
Most shops, fuel stations and other business establishments were shut in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, in support of the strike which is being observed on Human Rights Day.
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