New Delhi, Dec 6 (UNI) President Droupadi Murmu will address the Human Rights Day function of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on December 10, the Rights body said on Tuesday.
"The NHRC is organising a function to mark the Human Rights Day on December 10 at Vigyan Bhawan. President Droupadi Murmu will grace and address the event as the chief guest in the presence of NHRC Chairperson Justice (Retd) Arun Kumar Mishra," a statement issued.
Every year on December 10, Human Rights Day is observed to commemorate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). It was approved and proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly on this day in 1948 as a universally accepted value-based document of understanding the importance of the promotion and protection of human rights.