Each international day is an opportunity to focus our attention on a particular issue. The days are listed in chronological order. Click on the name of the day to get:

- information about the day's origins and news about the issue
- educational materials on that subject
- links to relevant international treaties
- links to organisations with more information

Martin Luther King Day
17 January

International Holocaust Remembrance Day
27 January

World Day of Social Justice
20 February

International Death Penalty Abolition Day
1 March

International Women's Day
8 March

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21 March

International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
25 March

International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda
7 April

World Press Freedom Day
3 May

International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
17 May

World Day Against Child Labour
12 June

International Day of the African Child
16 June

World Refugee Day
20 June

International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
26 June

International Youth Day
12 August

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
23 August

International Day of Peace
21 September

International Day of Older Persons
1 October

World Day Against the Death Penalty
10 October

World Food Day
16 October

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
17 October

International Day for Tolerance
16 November

Universal Children's Day
20 November

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
25 November

World AIDS Day
1 December

International Day of Persons with Disabilities
3 December

Human Rights Day
10 December

International Migrants Day
18 December

Millennium Development Goals

Human rights study guides
Get introduced to various human rights topics



Universal Periodic Review
An introduction, suggested learning materials and useful links