Yeongdeungpo-gu Holds Campaign Commemorating the 76th Anniversary of World Human Rights Day

December 9-13 Yeongdeungpo District Residents Human Rights Guardians and 'World Human Rights Day Campaign'
Distribution of 'Human Rights Declaration' Promotional Leaflets... Promoting by Visiting Public Institutions and Apartment Complex Mailboxes
'Creating a Discrimination-Free Human Rights Society for Everyone, Together!' Posting Human Rights Practice Messages on SNS

Yeongdeungpo-gu (District Mayor Choi Ho-kwon) announced that it will hold the "World Human Rights Day Campaign" for five days from December 9 to 13 to commemorate the 76th anniversary of World Human Rights Day and to spread a culture of human rights respect in the local community.

World Human Rights Day is designated annually on December 10 to commemorate the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on December 10, 1948, to reflect on the value of human rights and widely promote its importance.

This campaign is composed of various activities to enable residents to practice the value of human rights in their daily lives. In particular, the "Resident Human Rights Guardians (6th term)" will actively participate and utilize the local human network to proactively spread a culture of respect for human rights.

The campaign will distribute leaflets containing the 30 articles of the "Universal Declaration of Human Rights" to local residents, families, and acquaintances to inform them about the meaning of human rights and the necessity of respect.

Additionally, by using SNS, it plans to widely raise awareness of human rights throughout society by posting human rights practice messages such as "We will create a discrimination-free human rights society together!" and promotional images of the human rights declaration.

Through this event, the district aims to provide an opportunity for residents to deeply understand the value of respecting human rights and to bring about positive changes in the local community under the pledge of "I will practice first."

Since launching the 6th Human Rights Committee in July, the district has been promoting various human rights policies to realize "Yeongdeungpo-gu, a city of hope, happiness, and future" where everyone is respected.

▲ In 2024, visiting human rights education ▲ Human rights field exploration program ▲ Establishment of the 3rd (2025?2029) Yeongdeungpo-gu Basic Human Rights Plan, and other systematic activities will be carried out to strengthen the level of human rights in the local community together with residents.

Choi Ho-kwon, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, said, "This campaign will be a meaningful opportunity for residents to reflect on the meaning of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to practice respect for human rights in their daily lives," adding, "We will continue to do our best to widely promote the value of human rights in the local community and to establish a culture of respect and consideration through various activities."

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