[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 239 (Wednesday, December 14, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 76403-76404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27248]


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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.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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