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.
- On 21 December 2010, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 24 March as the International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims.
Objectives
- Right to truth day honours the memory of victims of gross and systematic human rights violations and promote the importance of the right to truth and justice.
- The day also pay tribute to those who have devoted their lives to, and lost their lives in, the struggle to promote and protect human rights for all;
