Happy Human Rights Day

Today is Human Rights Day, a time we should celebrate great advances in human freedom through history—the rise of the rule of law, the abolition of slavery, the spread of religious liberty, the secular decline of violence, respect for free speech, etc.—as well as honor those groups and individuals working to promote or safeguard human rights in the many parts of the world they are currently being violated or threatened. At Cato, we have been honored to host and work with human rights champions from around the globe, all of whom have suffered persecution for speaking truth to power.

• “Happy Human Rights Day,” by Ian Vásquez
• “The Human Freedom Index,” Report by Ian Vásquez and Tanja Porčnik