Every year on December 10, the World Movements joins the international community in recognizing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – the “Magna Carta” for the fundamental freedoms of humanity. Since its inception, the Declaration has served as a powerful tool and has become the foundation for international law protecting civil society’s ability to improve societies, strengthen democratic values and institutions, and make the world a better place. View our Storify to see how World Movement participants recognized #HumanRightsDay2017, and read our statement recognizing civil society’s 2017 milestones here.