Celebrate Universal Human Rights Month! Human Rights Day is traditionally celebrated around the world on December 10, the day that the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. Human Rights Day was formally established in 1950. In 2001, President George W. Bush declared the first Human Rights Week in the United States, which has since become a worldwide holiday for the month of December.

Activities:

• Read and Discuss the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• Child friendly version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• Illustrated Version 1 and Illustrated Version 2 
• Infographic about Universal Human Rights
• Activities about Human Rights Education - Compasito

Videos:

• Everybody, we are all born free!
• Two Minute Explanation - UK version 
• Watch and Discuss this documentary award winning short film (6 minutes) - older students only

Read:

• Human rights book collection
• Books from Around the World

Find out more information about Human Rights Day on the United Nations site.