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Proc 8915ProclamationObama · DCeremonial

Proclamation 8915

Human Rights Day and Human Rights Week, 2012

President Obama proclaimed December 10, 2012 as Human Rights Day and the week beginning December 10, 2012 as Human Rights Week, calling on Americans to observe these with appropriate ceremonies and activities. The proclamation commemorates the 64th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and reaffirms U.S. commitment to human rights domestically and globally, but contains no binding policy directives, mandates, or regulatory changes.

Federal Register Open PDF 77 FR 74345

Impact dates

  1. Human Rights Day proclaimed

  2. Human Rights Week begins

Key directives

  • Proclaim December 10, 2012 as Human Rights Day
  • Proclaim the week beginning December 10, 2012 as Human Rights Week
  • Call upon the people of the United States to mark these observances with appropriate ceremonies and activities

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of Human Rights Day and Human Rights Week for December 10, 2012 and the following week

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • No substantive policy mechanisms attached to the recommitment language; purely hortatory
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