Human rights exposition in Armenia
Today is International Human Rights Day. In 1948, the UN General Assembly passed a Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and December 10 has been celebrated as International Human Rights Daysince 1950.
The Declaration comprises 30 articles and international treaties on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, as well as two protocols equivalent to international treaties on Civil and Political Rights.
The pivot of the Declaration is that in order for people to not be imposed to resist dictatorship and pressure, human rights must be protected by the law.
The points of the Declaration are followed by a declaration as an "assignment to all peoples and nations so that each individual and each body of society" that has to contribute to respectful attitude toward these rights and freedoms through education and instruction, as well as ensure the recognition and maintenance through national and international progressive measures.
The Declaration has been translated into 375 languages and dialects and is considered the first global definition of rights endowed to everyone.
Armenia is celebrating this day with an exposition. The Human Rights Defender has organized the EXPO 2011 and will present the "sharper and more modern issues related to human rights" through pavilions.
Civil society representatives today will gather at Freedom Square and will hold a march under the leadership of the Armenian National Congress with the demand for restoration of human rights and constitutional order in Armenia. The march will be led by ANC leader, First President of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan.
