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Proclamation 9380

Human Rights Day and Human Rights Week, 2015

This proclamation designates December 10, 2015 as Human Rights Day and the week beginning December 10, 2015 as Human Rights Week, commemorating the 67th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It calls on Americans to observe these occasions with ceremonies and activities, while articulating broad human rights principles without imposing any binding policy directives or mandates on government agencies.

Federal Register Open PDF 80 FR 77565

Impact dates

  1. Human Rights Day

  2. Human Rights Week begins

Key directives

  • Proclaim December 10, 2015 as Human Rights Day
  • Proclaim the week beginning December 10, 2015 as Human Rights Week
  • Call upon the people of the United States to mark observances with appropriate ceremonies and activities

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of Human Rights Day (December 10, 2015) and Human Rights Week (week of December 10, 2015)
  • Call for Americans to hold ceremonies and activities

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • No substantive policy directives or agency mandates; purely commemorative
  • References to LGBT rights, press freedom, and dissent may have drawn modest political attention in 2015 but carry no enforceable weight
Proclamation 9380: Human Rights Day and Human Rights Week, 2015 · Executive Orders