Every year, December 10th is commemorated as Human Rights Day, celebrating the ratification of the UN Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. But despite their often being discussed in the media how many of us understand them? Just where have they come from, and how are they still being sought for many around the world. This great 9 minute video will walk you through the origins. And the video at bottom provides a look at how Human Rights have advanced in 2011.
It has been quite a year as this retrospective looks at the Arab Spring and other movements that have sought to expand and solidify the concept of human rights on more and more nations.