Human Rights Day is observed internationally every year on 10th December. It commemorates the day in 1948 when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights formed the basis for the European Convention on Human Rights, adopted in 1950.
The Human Rights Act 1998 made the rights set out by the European Convention on Human Rights part of our domestic law. The Human Rights Act means that courts in the United Kingdom can hear human rights cases.
Human rights are the basic rights and freedoms that belong to every person in the world, from birth until death. They apply regardless of where you are from, what you believe or how you choose to live your life.
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The Hospice, our shops, café and other settings are all starting to look and feel festive for Christmas.
Christmas, the annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, is observed primarily on 25th December as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world.
Christmas Day is a public holiday in many countries and is celebrated religiously by a majority of Christians, as well as culturally by many non-Christians, and forms an integral part of the holiday season surrounding it.
The Eastern Orthodox Church mark Christmas using the older (Julien) calendar, which equates to 7th January using the current, most widely used, (Gregorian) calendar.
Beginning on the evening of 25th December this year is the Jewish festival of Hanukkah (Chanukah). Hanukkah means dedication and the festival is celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting, special prayers and foods – it lasts for eight nights, ending on 2nd January 2025.
