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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> HUMAN RIGHTS PROCLAMATION <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, economic and <br /> social systems agreeing on the fundamental rights that all people share solely on the basis <br /> 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 judicial <br /> 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 enhancing <br /> 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 human family <br /> 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, 2008 to be HUMAN RIGHTS WEEK <br /> and <br /> December 10, 2008 as HUMAN RIGHTS DAY <br /> and <br /> December 15, 2008 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 1 S`DAY OF December, 2008. <br /> BARRY R , hair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />