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Proclamation proclaiming in the month of December Human Rights Week, Human Rights Day, and Bill of Rights Day
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Proclamation proclaiming in the month of December Human Rights Week, Human Rights Day, and Bill of Rights Day
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12/7/2009
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3b
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Agenda - 12-07-2009 - 3b
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�b <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 RIGHTS 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 />
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