Youth festival held in Turkmenistan in honor of Human Rights Day

A youth festival was held in Turkmenistan in honor of Human Rights Day, which is celebrated on December 10. This is reported by the Internet resource "Turkmenistan: The Golden Age."

The event was organized with the participation of the regional office of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Central Asia. Young ambassadors of the Sustainable Development Goals and volunteers of public organizations were introduced to the work of the UN in the field of human rights and the activities of the UN OHCHR. In addition, the festival participants were shown the movie "High Tide don't Hide".

It is worth noting that Human Rights Day is timed to the date of adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - December 10, 1948. The Declaration spells out the basic human rights that should be protected.