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NHRC to commemorate Human Rights Day on 10 Dec; Prez Murmu to attend

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December 05, 2025

The National Human Rights Commission will organise the Human Rights Day on December 10 where President Droupadi Murmu will be the chief guest, according to a press release issued on Thursday.

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The function will be held at Bharat Mandapam at 1000 a.m. Human Rights Day is celebrated to commemorate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) on this day in 1948. This is one ofthemostreferred documents in the world. On Human Rights Day, anational conference on ‘Ensuring Everyday Essentials: Public Services and Dignity for All’ is

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