December 10th

We have designated days, weeks, and even months to help focus attention on all sorts of causes. Some times this makes sense, and other times the designation inadvertently serves to neglect the cause the rest of the year.

December 10th marks the anniversary of a cause that can hardly receive enough attention (And, in this instance, I doubt that this annual designation detracts from attention for it during the rest of the year.). Today, International Human Rights Day, should not only bring to the forefront human rights concerns in the US and abroad, but, as it marks the anniversary of the UN's adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, December 10th should remind us about about the centrality of respect for human dignity in all that we do. Take action here to fulfill the promise that we made to ourselves and posterity 59 years ago today.