This year, Human Rights Day kicks off a year-long campaign to mark the upcoming 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. [Photo/ICJ]This year's Jurist of the Year Award (JOYA) ceremony will be held on Monday December 11 at ICJ Kenya Offices in Kileleshwa.The event will also be used to commemorate Human Rights Day, a day which is observed every year on 10 December – the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This year, Human Rights Day kicks off a year-long campaign to mark the upcoming 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.The ICJ Kenya said the declaration is a milestone document that proclaimed the inalienable rights which everyone is entitled to as a human being regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. "It is the most translated document in the world, available in more than 500 languages," said ICJ in a statement.JOYA is an annual award that seeks to acknowledge, recognize, and encourage outstanding jurists who have consistently, fearlessly and impartially contributed to the promotion of the rule of law and human rights in Kenya during the year. The award has been conferred every 10th December each from 1993 to commemorate and honor the United Nations International Human Rights Day.

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