Africa: FCO Marks Human Rights Day On 10th December

10 December 2014
press release

London — UK marks Human Rights Day on 10th December under the theme "protecting civil society".

On 10 December each year the international community celebrates Human Rights Day, to mark promulgation of the Universal Declaration. This year, the UK's theme is "protecting civil society space". It is highly topical, given the pressure many NGOs are under in many parts of the world. 10 December also marks the culmination of the UN's 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence which the British High Commission has supported in Tanzania.

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