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3 <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />PROCLAMATION <br />Human Rights Week, Human Rights Day, and Bill of Rights Day <br />WHEREAS, on December 10, 1948, the member States of the United Nations signed the <br />Universal Declaration of Human Rights and countries of different political, <br />economic and social systems agreed on the fundamental rights that all people <br />share solely on the basis of their common humanity; and <br />WHEREAS, Human Rights Day and Human Rights Week were adopted by the United Nations <br />in connection with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; and <br />WHEREAS, the Bill of Rights Day was first declared in 1941 by President Franklin Delano <br />Roosevelt to commemorate the 1791 Ratification of the Bill of Rights; and <br />WHEREAS, the Bill of Rights guarantees, among other basic liberties, freedom of speech and <br />of the press as well as freedom of religion and association; and <br />WHEREAS, the Bill of Rights states that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property <br />without due process of law and establishes fundamental rules of fairness in <br />judicial proceedings, including the right to trial by jury; and <br />WHEREAS, the primary responsibility to promote respect for these rights and freedoms lies <br />with each individual in Orange County, and each of us can play a major role in <br />enhancing human rights; and <br />WHEREAS, the residents of Orange County support Human Rights and recognize that the <br />"inherent dignity and the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the <br />human family are the foundation of freedom, justice and peace;" <br />NOW, THEREFORE, We, The Board of County Commissioners of Orange County, North <br />Carolina, do hereby proclaim <br />December 10 -16, 2009 as HUMAN RIGHTS WEEK <br />and <br />December 10, 2009 as HUMAN RIGHTS DAY <br />and <br />December 15, 2009 as BILL of RlcxTS DAY <br />in Orange County and challenge our residents to study and promote the ideas contained in these <br />documents to the end that freedom, justice, and equality shall not perish but will flourish and be <br />made available to all. <br />THIS THE 7th DAY OF DECEMBER, 2009. <br />Valerie Foushee, Chair <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />