Human Rights Day is observed by the international community every year on 10 December. It commemorates the day in 1948 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights sets out a broad range of fundamental rights and freedoms to which all of us are entitled. It guarantees the rights of every individual everywhere, without distinction based on nationality, place of residence, gender, national or ethnic origin, religion, language, or any other status.

Source: https://www.ohchr.org/EN/ABOUTUS/Pages/HumanRightsDay.aspx 

This year’s Human Rights Day theme is “Recover Better – Stand Up for Human Rights”. It relates to the COVID-19 pandemic and focuses on the need to build back better by ensuring human rights are central to recovery efforts.

Source: https://www.thequint.com/lifestyle/human-rights-day-2020-history-significance-and-theme