Right to Truth Day

Right to Truth Day in United Nations in 2024
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Dates of Right to Truth Day
2025 United Nations Monday, March 24thRight to Truth Day
2024 United Nations Sunday, March 24thRight to Truth Day
2023 United Nations Friday, March 24thRight to Truth Day
2022 United Nations Thursday, March 24thRight to Truth Day
2021 United Nations Wednesday, March 24thRight to Truth Day
Summary
Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims 

Each year, on 24 March, the International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims is observed.

This annual observance pays tribute to the memory of Monsignor Óscar Arnulfo Romero, who was murdered on 24 March 1980. Monsignor Romero was actively engaged in denouncing violations of the human rights of the most vulnerable individuals in El Salvador.

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