International Day Of Conscience

• 10 Jun 2020

• 5th of April has been declaredthe International Day of Conscience by the United Nations to remind people to self-reflect, follow their conscience, and do the right things.
• April 5, 2020 marked the first International Day of Conscience and served to remind people to engage in self-reflection to improve themselves and their communities, stimulating a crucial turning point for transforming our world.
• The preamble to the Universal Declaration of Human Rightsstates that "disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of humankind, and the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people." Moreover, article 1 of the Declaration states that "all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood."