Human Rights Day 2021: It is observed on 10 December annually. It is the day on which the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948. The UDHR is a milestone document available in more than 500 languages and is said to be the most translated document in the world.
The day also highlights that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. On this day, let us have a look at the theme of 2021, some inspirational quotes, wishes, and messages, slogans, poems, etc.
Human Rights Day 2021: Theme
The theme of Human Rights Day 2021 is EQUALITY - Reducing inequalities, advancing human rights. The theme relates to 'Equality' and Article 1 of the UDHR which states that "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.”
The theme of Human Rights Day 2020 was "Recover Better - Stand Up for Human Rights". The theme relates to the COVID-19 pandemic and focuses on the need to build back better by ensuring Human Rights are central to recovery efforts as per the UN.
According to the UN, the day also reaffirms the importance of human rights in re-building the world we want, the need for global solidarity as well as our interconnectedness and shared humanity.
Human Rights Day 2021: Know about Theme, History, Significance, and Key Facts here
Human Rights Day: Inspirational Quotes
1. “Activism works. So what I’m telling you to do now, is to act. Because no one is too small to make a difference.” - Greta Thunberg
2. “The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.”- John F. Kennedy
3. "To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity." - Nelson Mandela
4. "The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." - Alice Walker
5. "It means a great deal to those who are oppressed to know that they are not alone. Never let anyone tell you that what you are doing is insignificant." - Desmond Tutu
6. "Peace can only last where human rights are respected, where the people are fed, and where individuals and nations are free." - 14th Dalai Lama
7. “We declare that human rights are for all of us, all the time: whoever we are and wherever we are from; no matter our class, our opinions, our sexual orientation.” - Ban Ki-moon
8. “Joy is found when you focus your energy on improving human dignity, human capacity and human values.” - Amit Ray
9. “A right delayed is a right denied.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.
10. “Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must - at that moment - become the center of the universe.”- Elie Wiesel
11. “All children should be taught to unconditionally accept, approve, admire, appreciate, forgive, trust, and ultimately, love their own person.”- Asa Don Brown
12. “Some values must be universal, like human rights and the equal worth of every human being.” - Bjorn Ulvaeus
13. “There can be no peace without development, no development without peace, and no lasting peace or sustainable development without respect for human rights and the rule of law.” – Jan Eliasson
14. “Human rights are not only violated by terrorism, repression or assassination, but also by unfair economic structures that create huge inequalities.”- Pope Francis
15. “It is the purpose of government to see that not only the legitimate interests of the few are protected but that the welfare and rights of the many are conserved.” - Franklin D. Roosevelt
Human Rights Day: Wishes and Messages
1. Human rights must work to uplift human dignity. Let us all together celebrate the glorious Human Rights Day.
2. Human beings are born free and have the power to express themselves willingly. Happy Human Rights Day!
3. There can be no peace without justice and respect for human rights. I wish you a happy Human Rights Day.
4. Life is not a matter of place, things, or comfort; rather, it concerns the basic human rights of the family, country, justice, and human dignity. Let us all together celebrate the glorious Human Rights Day.
5. A right is not what someone gives you; it’s what no one can take from you. Happy Human Rights Day!
6. When you deprive people of their right to live in dignity, to hope for a better future, to have control over their lives when you deprive them of that choice, then you expect them to fight for these rights. I wish you a happy Human Rights Day.
7. You can never be a first-class human being until you have learnt to have some regard for human frailty. Happy Human Rights Day!
8. We are way more powerful when we turn to each other and not on each other, when we celebrate our diversity and together tear down the mighty walls of injustice. I wish you a happy Human Rights Day.
9. The day we become silent about the things that matter is the moment our lives begin to end. Let us all together celebrate the glorious Human Rights Day.
10. Our hopes for a more just, safe, and peaceful world can only be achieved when there is universal respect for the inherent dignity and equal rights of all members of the human family. Happy Human Rights Day!
Human Rights Day: Slogans
1. Don’t hesitate, don’t delay, to treat everyone the rightful way.
2. What a wonderful sight, when everyone is treated Right.
3. I wish with all my might to be treated Right.
4. Women's rights are human rights.
5. No matter our job, no matter our height, we all deserve to be treated Right.
6. No Human should be without Rights.
7. Big and small, Human Rights is for all.
8. The thing I want mainly is not to be treated Inhumanly.
9. Treat Everyone the same.
10. Be neutral
11. Follow the law and order
12. Learn to respect everyone
13. Everyone deserves the same
14. Rights is for everyone
15. Your right matters
Human Rights Day: Poems
1. Human Rights
In a civilised land
That accepts duty to all
Citizens have rights
Some great, some small
This is how things should be
To those who value
Truth and fairness
And justice and decency
But those who treasure money
And the power of wealth
Seek to remove such rights
Through deceit and stealth
They claim that duty
Comes before such rights
But they accept no obligation
For causing another’s plight
Obligation before rights
Is their loud refrain
But fulfilling their own duties
Is something they distain
For rights are for the powerful
Whilst duty is for the poor
And decency and justice
The Country provides no more
Human Rights matter
To ensure justice for all
For saints and for sinners
For all people great and small
The alternative is ugly
With justice a forgotten myth
With power replacing fairness
And a society that is truly sick
By David Chalk
2. Human Rights
I have seen birds singing in the morning
They do not fear for any warning
They have full trust in nature for survival
How much happiness sun brings on arrival?
It is opening of new chapter
The life to be made joyous and roar in laughter
Each day is to be lived new challenges and outcome
Not to be afraid of any eventuality but always welcome
We need not go anywhere to seek for inspiration
It is in the fresh air when we attempt for inhalation
What a joy of freshness when lungs are filled?
The resolve for something more with confidence is instilled
The darkness or gloominess is removed with sunlight
It makes us to move with whatever we have as our might
It is not the limited strength but sources at disposal
Nice and swift action for result with very good proposal
As the day reaches its peak we are somewhere near zenith
We know for sure how much is still left the beneath
Some more confidence is needed for final push
As the sun is racing towards west with so much rush
It is time to reap the harvest in the evening
Time to return home for rest and dinning
Birds too are back returned in the nest
They have no time to think but we think always of best
We have been very lucky to be provided with sense
The atmosphere around never let us down or make tense
There is solution for everything but needs observation
Everything is there and opens for revelation
What soothing comfort in cool night?
It is time to relax and not to think or fight
The body needs rest and ready for sleep
You may be out in seconds and fast asleep
The whole cycle is destined for good
Everybody is in need or search of food
It is got when enough efforts are made
Nothing goes in waste and it is duly paid
We may not be satisfied and seek more
New avenues or possibilities are explored
There may not be any end for desire
It will go on endlessly and not expire
There has to be some degree of contentment
Any work done should not bring resentment
It has to be strong and healthy movement
The failure or success can be at any moment
It is better to seek and love the nature
It has to be guiding principle for future
Everything thing is around and one can honorably ask
There is no need to put life at risk
By Hasmukh Amathalal
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