On the recordDecember 5, 1949
I do hereby designate December 10, 1949, and December 10 of each succeeding year as United Nations Human Rights Day.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “I do hereby designate December 10, 1949, and December 10 of each succeeding year as United Nations Human Rights Day.”
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Proclamation 2866—United Nations Human Rights Day
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