Today, December 10, is Human Rights Day. It's a day we celebrate the U.S. signing onto the United Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) treaty in 1948--but, more fundamentally, it's a day to celebrate the very principles of human rights.  The UDHR, like the U.S. Constitution, doesn't actually give us our rights, it spells out that we have these inalienable rights as human beings, and declares that governments shall not violate them.

Are you celebrating Human Rights Day? Perhaps the best way to do so is to stand up for your rights. Today you can sign on to the petition calling on the new U.S. Congress and President Obama to recommit to the UDHR and the very principles of human rights.

Happy Human Rights Day!