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Human rights are fundamental to NATO’s essential and enduring purpose. For over 70 years, NATO has been committed to preserving freedom, justice and peace. Join us today – and everyday – as we celebrate Human Rights Day.

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HUMAN RIGHTS

ARE THE BASIS

FOR FREEDOM

JUSTICE

AND PEACE IN THE WORLD

IN 1949 THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY

PAVED THE WAY FOR THE BIRTH OF NATO

INSPIRING HOPES FOR PEACE, SOLIDARITY

AND THE DEFENCE OF SHARED DEMOCRATIC VALUES.

U.S. President Harry S. Truman, 1949

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“If there is anything certain today, if there is anything inevitable in the future, it is the will of the people of the world for freedom and for peace.”

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THE GOAL, TO SAFEGUARD HARD-WON FREEDOMS

HAS NEVER FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGED

KEEPING OUR PEOPLE SAFE

AND THEIR LIBERTIES GUARANTEED

FOR OVER 70 YEARS