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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />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, <br />economic and social systems agreed on the fundamental rights that all people share <br />solely on the basis of their common humanity; and <br />WHEREAS, Human Rights Day and Human Rights Week were adopted by the United Nations in <br />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 of <br />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 with <br />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 human <br />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 December 10 -16, 2006 to be HU1viAiv RIGHTS WEEK and <br />December 10, 2006 as HUMAN RIGHTS DAY and December 15, 2006 as BILL OF RIGHTS DAY in <br />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 4th DAY OF DECEMBER, 2006. <br />BARRY TACOBS, Chair <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />