Human Rights Day - Current Affairs Questions and Answers

1)   Human Rights Day was observed on which date across the world?

a. 10th December
b. 11th December
c. 30th November
d. 28th November
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 10th December

Explanation:
Human Rights Day was celebrated across the world on 10th December 2015 to promote and raise awareness of the two Covenants of Human Rights Day- International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). This day marks the 50th anniversary of these two International Covenants, the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Office launched Our Rights. Our Freedoms. Human Rights Day commemorates the day on which the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) took on the UDHR in 1948.