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Proclamation 9219

Human Rights Day and Human Rights Week, 2014

This proclamation designates December 10, 2014 as Human Rights Day and the week beginning December 10, 2014 as Human Rights Week, commemorating the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It calls on Americans to observe these occasions with appropriate ceremonies and activities, while reaffirming U.S. support for human rights defenders, free elections, minority rights, and various human rights priorities globally.

Federal Register Open PDF 79 FR 74013

Impact dates

  1. Human Rights Day observance

  2. Human Rights Week begins

Key directives

  • Proclaim December 10, 2014 as Human Rights Day
  • Proclaim the week beginning December 10, 2014 as Human Rights Week
  • Call upon the people of the United States to mark these observances with appropriate ceremonies and activities

Timeline

Immediate

  • Human Rights Day proclaimed for December 10, 2014
  • Human Rights Week proclaimed for December 10-16, 2014

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • No binding policy directives; purely commemorative
  • Policy statements about opposing foreign government restrictions and supporting various causes are aspirational rather than operational
  • No funding or agency actions mandated
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