Presidential Document2022-27248
Human Rights Day and Human Rights Week, 2022
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December 14, 2022
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December 9, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 239 (Wednesday, December 14, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27248]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 239 / Wednesday, December 14, 2022 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 10505 of December 9, 2022
Human Rights Day and Human Rights Week, 2022
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On Human Rights Day and during Human Rights Week, we
remember and reaffirm the sacred idea that every person
is created equal, endowed with inherent dignity and
inalienable rights.
This idea was at the core of America's founding. More
than 170 years later, following World War II and the
Holocaust, this idea brought the world together to
enshrine a Universal Declaration of Human Rights. And
today, this idea beats in the hearts of millions who
march, fight, and sacrifice for the innate liberties we
deserve as humans. Around the world--from China to
Burma, Afghanistan to Iran, Ethiopia to Ukraine, and
beyond--courageous people are standing up to abuses of
power, staying strong amid threats to their lives, and
speaking out against violations of their fundamental
freedoms.
The United States stands fully with these brave women
and men fighting for their basic human rights in the
face of oppression and injustice--and we always will.
That is why we moved to rejoin the United Nations Human
Rights Council in 2021 and reassert our moral
leadership on the global stage. It is why my
Administration is amplifying the voices of religious,
racial, and ethnic minorities; women and girls; LGBTQI+
communities; persons with disabilities; and pro-
democracy activists and defenders, who are too often
targeted by violence or denied equal protection under
the law. It is also why we are equipping the brave
people of Ukraine to fight for their freedom against
Russia's brutal and unprovoked war. We cannot return to
a world where might makes right, bigger nations bully
their neighbors, and would-be strongmen oppress people
with impunity.
Last year, I hosted the first-ever Summit for Democracy
and gathered international partners to commit to
protecting human rights, bolstering democracy, and
countering corruption. I also launched the Presidential
Initiative for Democratic Renewal, strengthening our
pledge to support free and fair elections, a free and
independent media, democratic reformers, and those
fighting corruption. I look forward to hosting a second
Summit for Democracy in 2023.
Finally, The United States is leading by the power of
our example --demonstrating that our commitment to
human rights begins here at home. Since taking office,
I have ended the Muslim ban, overturned the prohibition
on transgender people serving openly in the military,
advanced racial equity throughout the Federal
Government, strengthened accountable community policing
and addressed many of the long-standing inequities in
our criminal justice system, expanded accessibility and
opportunity for Americans with disabilities, and
established a White House Gender Policy Council. I also
signed the first major bipartisan gun safety law in
nearly 30 years, because every child and adult has the
right to be safe at school, at home, and in their
community. A positive future will be forged by
countries that unleash the full potential of their
people and protect their human rights. Today, and every
day, I am committed to doing just that.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution
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and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim
December 10, 2022, as Human Rights Day and the week
beginning December 10, 2022, as Human Rights Week. I
call upon the people of the United States to mark these
observances with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
ninth day of December, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
seventh.
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