On 10 December 2008 – Human Rights Day – the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) celebrated its 60th anniversary. To commemorate this day, governments, civil society organizations and UN agencies organized events and activities across the globe.

Publications, statements and opinion pieces were launched to reflect upon the achievements made in the defense of human rights since the adoption of the UDHR, such as the statement by the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navanethem Pillay and NGLS' joint publication with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) entitled The United Nations Human Rights System: How to Make it Work for you.


NGLS has been covering these commemoration activities, events, recent publications and other information as it becomes available in its Focus online page on 60 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.