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DIA INTERNACIONAL DERECHOS HUMANOS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-12-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
- Rights and Freedoms
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Human Rights Day
1, record 1, English, Human%20Rights%20Day
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- International Human Rights Day 2, record 1, English, International%20Human%20Rights%20Day
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December. It commemorates the day on which, in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 3, record 1, English, - Human%20Rights%20Day
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
- Droits et libertés
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Journée des droits de l'homme
1, record 1, French, Journ%C3%A9e%20des%20droits%20de%20l%27homme
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Journée internationale des droits de l'homme 2, record 1, French, Journ%C3%A9e%20internationale%20des%20droits%20de%20l%27homme
correct, feminine noun
- Journée des droits de la personne 3, record 1, French, Journ%C3%A9e%20des%20droits%20de%20la%20personne
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- Journée internationale des droits de la personne 4, record 1, French, Journ%C3%A9e%20internationale%20des%20droits%20de%20la%20personne
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La Journée des droits de l'homme est célébrée chaque année le 10 décembre, jour anniversaire de l'adoption par l'Assemblée générale des Nations Unies de la Déclaration universelle des droits de l'homme en 1948. 5, record 1, French, - Journ%C3%A9e%20des%20droits%20de%20l%27homme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Journée des droits de la personne; Journée internationale des droits de la personne : L'ONU [Organisation des Nations Unies] utilise le terme «Journée des droits de l'homme»; le Canada, utilise plutôt celui de la «Journée des droits de la personne». 3, record 1, French, - Journ%C3%A9e%20des%20droits%20de%20l%27homme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Designaciones de años, semanas y días especiales
- Derechos y Libertades
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Día de los Derechos Humanos
1, record 1, Spanish, D%C3%ADa%20de%20los%20Derechos%20Humanos
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- Día Internacional de los Derechos Humanos 2, record 1, Spanish, D%C3%ADa%20Internacional%20de%20los%20Derechos%20Humanos
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El 10 de diciembre, para conmemorar la fecha en que se aprobó [la Declaración Universal de Derechos Humanos], se celebra en todo el mundo el Día Internacional de los Derechos Humanos. 2, record 1, Spanish, - D%C3%ADa%20de%20los%20Derechos%20Humanos
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Día de los Derechos Humanos; Día Internacional de los Derechos Humanos: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que los sustantivos y adjetivos que forman parte del nombre de festividades, ya sean civiles, militares o religiosas, se escriben con inicial mayúscula en todas las palabras significativas. 3, record 1, Spanish, - D%C3%ADa%20de%20los%20Derechos%20Humanos
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