[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 240 (Friday, December 12, 2008)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 75925-75926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-29704]



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Part IV





The President





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Proclamation 8328--Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, And Human 
Rights Week, 2008
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                Proclamation 8328 of December 8, 2008

                
Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, And Human 
                Rights Week, 2008

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                The United States was founded on the principle that 
                government must respect people's rights to speak 
                freely, worship as they choose, and pursue their dreams 
                in liberty. As we remember the enduring importance of 
                our Constitution's Bill of Rights, our thoughts turn to 
                those who have yet to secure these precious liberties. 
                During Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human 
                Rights Week, Americans celebrate the rights bestowed 
                upon all by our Creator and reaffirm our deep 
                commitment to helping those whose desire for liberty 
                and justice is still dismissed and denied.

                In a free society, every person is treated with dignity 
                and can rise as high as their talents and hard work 
                will take them. Yet in countries like Belarus, Burma, 
                Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, and Zimbabwe, 
                fervent pleas for freedom are silenced by tyranny and 
                oppression. So long as there are people who fight for 
                liberty, the United States will stand with them and 
                speak out for those who have no other voice.

                Freedom is the eternal birthright of all mankind, and 
                during Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human 
                Rights Week, we renew our commitment to lead the cause 
                of human rights and pray for the day when the light of 
                liberty will shine on all of humanity.

                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, 2008, as Human 
                Rights Day; December 15, 2008, as Bill of Rights Day; 
                and the week beginning December 10, 2008, as Human 
                Rights Week. I call upon the people of the United 
                States to mark these observances with appropriate 
                ceremonies and activities.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                eighth day of December, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand eight, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-third.
                
                
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[FR Doc. E8-29704
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