2023 World Human Rights Day - Let's win!!! Let's Fight !!!

Global human rights defenders are coming together to organize the 2023 World Human Rights Day at a time when the world's very existence has been challenged by war, debt crisis, economic crisis, famine and climate crisis. As the _75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights_ is completed, the Palestinian crisis indicates a collapse of the institutional system to protect human rights. At a time when the people of this country are suffering due to excessively increasing electricity bills, famine, health crisis, unemployment and also at a juncture where many repressive laws including laws to suppress social media are about to be passed, and at a time when many rights including holding protests are restricted, we would like to extend this general invitation to commemorate the Human Rights Day. It is pertinent to note that the citizens of this country are currently facing a series of enormous economic, social and oppressive conditions and within this framework. In light of the above, this year's Human Rights Day will be celebrated by trade unions, civil organizations, mass organizations, media organizations, lawyers' and other professionals' organizations in this country, individually and together, making a number of interventions for their own rights as well as public rights. Human Rights Day falls on the 10th of December. Following an open invitation that was extended during the past few weeks a number of organizations and trade unions have consented to celebrate the Human Rights Day 2023 at the _public library on the 11th of December at 2.00 pm._ The selected theme for this year *‘Fight for our lives'* is based on the continuous battle to uphold human rights that many of us have been engaging in throughout the years. The proposed Keynote addresses will be delivered by the Palestinian Ambassador – An explanation of the Palestinian crisis. Attorney at Law Mr. S.G. Punchihewa – Economic crisis and human rights Juveria Mohideen - Experience as a human rights activist Brito Fernando - Experience as a human rights activist Moderated by Chaminda Jayasuriya and Sai Ajith.