This year marks the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to mark the occasion the 10th December has been designated as Human Rights Day, a date to celebrate this momentous occasion and also a date to spread awareness of human rights.

Today marks Human Rights Day and is observed every year on 10th December. It is the day the United Nations General Assembly, in 1948, adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).

18th October marks Anti-Slavery Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness of modern slavery and human trafficking.

Today it is International Day of the Girl child, a day to celebrate all girls’ right to education and highlighting the need to eliminate all forms of discrimination against girls.

As we acknowledge International Day of Charity on 5th September, it is important to raise awareness of the importance of volunteering and philanthropic activities. This day was established to mobilise and sensitise individuals across the globe to humanitarian crises and human suffering - in addition to the efforts of charitable organisations and individuals.

The United Nations protocol defines Trafficking in Persons as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion for the purpose of exploitation.

As today is international day of innocent children victims of aggression it is important to shed light of child victims of the consequences of war. The six most common types of violations are recruitment and use of children in war, killing, sexual violence, abduction, attacks on schools and hospitals and denial of humanitarian access.

Our Head of Abuse and Partner, Natalie Marrison has featured on ‘The Carer’, discussing the effects of mandatory vaccines on your human rights.