kit for Human Rights Day 2008

Dear colleagues and partners,
This year’s information kit for Human Rights Day 2008 (to be observed on 10 December) is now available. Feel free to use its contents as you wish for your events and activities to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). You can adapt them to your audiences and translate them into your local language. The kit includes five information notes: - A summary of events that took place around the world throughout 2008 to mark the 60th anniversary; - Information on the “Stories on Human Rights” films; - Background information on the Human Rights Prize; - Useful tools and contacts; - Human Rights Education and the UDHR, in the context of the International Year of Human Rights Learning. The English version of the Information Kit is already posted on the UDHR 60 section of the OHCHR website.Other languages versions (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) will be posted soon. A number of public information documents, including the special logo, more than 360 translations of the UDHR, photographs and background information, as well as a list of ideas for activities, are at your disposal on our webpage to help you commemorate this anniversary. All documents are downloadable and printable for your convenience. They may be helpful for any event you may be preparing. Visit this page frequently for updates. Best regards,
Sandrine Mbea
Information Officer Communications Section Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)tel: +41 2291 79366 E-mail: smbea@ohchr.org Web: www.ohchr.org