10. Human Rights Day

GENEVA (AFP) - Activists from France to China marked human rights day Monday by denouncing continued abuses, as the United Nations vowed to make sure all people worldwide enjoy equal rights and protection.

In a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the signing of the universal declaration of human rights in 1948, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the next 12 months would see all UN bodies taking part in a campaign "to promote the declaration's ideals and principles of justice and equality for everyone".

"The declaration remains as relevant today as it did on the day it was adopted," Ban said in a video message to the UN Human Rights Council meeting here in Geneva. More...