New Delhi, Dec. 10 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that Human Rights are a philosophical and political breakthrough which every person must thrive for.

Guterres' message on the occasion of Indian Human Rights Day, was read by Areti Saianni, UN Resident Coordinator, in the presence of President Droupadi Murmu and NHRC Chairman Justice B Ramasubramanian an event held at Bharat Mandapam.

Nearly 80 years ago, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights defined what every person needs to survive and thrive. It was a philosophical and political breakthrough - and it has been the bedrock of our global community ever since, the message read.

Human rights - civil, political, economic, social and cultural - are inalienable, indivisib...