The International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims is observed annually on Match 24.
According to UM, this annual observance pays tribute to the memory of Monsignor Óscar Arnulfo Romero, who was assassinated on 24 March 1980. Monsignor Romero was actively engaged in denouncing violations of the human rights of the most vulnerable individuals in El Salvador.
The day aims of to commerate the memory of victims of gross and systematic human rights violations and promote the importance of the right to truth and justice.
It also pay tribute to those who have devoted their lives to, and lost their lives in, the struggle to promote and protect human rights for all.
It's worth mentioning that the United Nations General Assembly established the International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims 21 December 2010
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