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Human Rights Day is observed on December 10 every year. On December 10, 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. This milestone document outlines the core principles of human rights to be applied universally.
To celebrate Human Rights Day, this month's recommended readings present books, videos, and Web resources on the history of human rights, issues surrounding universal human rights, personal accounts of struggles toward the realization of human rights, and more.
Courage of Strangers: Coming of Age with the Human Rights Movement by 
The Globalization of Human Rights by 
The Global Struggle for Human Rights: Universal Principles in World Politics by 
Human Rights: A Very Short Introduction by 
Inventing Human Rights: A History by 
Islam and Human Rights: Tradition and Politics by 
The Last Utopia: Human Rights in History by 
The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights by 
Until We Are Free: My Fight for Human Rights in Iran by 
Battling Over Human Rights: Twenty Essays on Law, Politics and Governance by 
Bioethics: Select Laws and Issues From Around the World by 
Fictions of Dignity: Embodying Human Rights in World Literature by 
Human Dignity and the Future of Global Institutions by 
The Human Rights Paradox: Universality and Its Discontents by 
Internet Freedom Software and Illicit Activity: Supporting Human Rights Without Enabling Criminals by 
Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice by