Human Rights Day is observed on 10 December because that is the date on which

the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adoptedCorrect answerYour answerthe United Nations was foundedCorrect answerYour answerthe Nobel Peace Prize is presentedCorrect answerYour answerthe International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights entered into forceCorrect answerYour answer

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The day marks the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and rests on General Assembly resolution A/RES/423 (V).
The United Nations came into existence on 24 October, which is United Nations Day.
The Nobel Peace Prize is indeed presented on 10 December, but that is Alfred Nobel's death anniversary and is a coincidence of dates rather than the reason for the observance.

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Two things happen on 10 December for two unrelated reasons, and a question can use one to make the other look wrong. The Declaration is the reason for the day.

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