[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 239 (Wednesday, December 12, 2001)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 64095-64096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-30834]


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 Title 3--
 The President

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                Proclamation 7513 of December 9, 2001

                
Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human 
                Rights Week, 2001

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                The terrible tragedies of September 11 served as a 
                grievous reminder that the enemies of freedom do not 
                respect or value individual human rights. Their brutal 
                attacks were an attack on these very rights. When our 
                essential rights are attacked, they must and will be 
                defended.

                Americans stand united with those who love democracy, 
                justice, and individual liberty. We are committed to 
                upholding these principles, embodied in our 
                Constitution's Bill of Rights, that have safeguarded us 
                throughout our history and that continue to provide the 
                foundation of our strength and prosperity.

                The heinous acts of terrorism committed on September 11 
                were an attack against civilization itself, and they 
                have caused the world to join together in a coalition 
                that is now waging war on terrorism and defending 
                international human rights. Americans have looked 
                beyond our borders and found encouragement as the world 
                has rallied to join the American-led coalition. 
                Civilized people everywhere have recognized that 
                terrorists threaten every nation that loves liberty and 
                cherishes the protection of individual rights.

                Respect for human dignity and individual freedoms 
                reaffirms a core tenet of civilized people everywhere. 
                This important observance honoring our Bill of Rights 
                and advocating human rights around the world allows all 
                Americans to celebrate the universal principles of 
                liberty and justice that define our dreams and shape 
                our hopes as we face the challenges of a new era.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United 
                States, do hereby proclaim December 10, 2001, as Human 
                Rights Day; December 15, 2001, as Bill of Rights Day; 
                and the week beginning December 9, 2001, as Human 
                Rights Week. I call upon the people of the United 
                States to honor the legacy of human rights passed down 
                to us from previous generations and to resolve that 
                such liberties will prevail in our Nation and 
                throughout the world as we move into the 21st century.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                ninth day of December, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand one, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and twenty-sixth.

                    (Presidential Sig.)B

[FR Doc. 01-30834
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