Why is January 27 the International Holocaust Remembrance Day?

On 27 January each year, UNESCO pays tribute to the victims of the Holocaust. On this date, the 1945 liberation is commemorated by Soviet troops from the concentration camp and the Nazi extermination of Auschwitz-Birkenau..

During the Second World War, the Nazi regime and its collaborators murdered about six million Jews, men, women and children, with the aim of systematically annihilating the Jewish community in Europe.

On January 27, 1945 the Soviet Army opened the gates of hell at Auschwitz-Birkenau, where there were still more than 7,500 prisoners, who regained their freedom after surviving the horror of the Nazi concentration camps, where Adolf Hitler He implemented his "final solution" with deadly success.

The General Assembly of the United Nations established in November 2005, in its resolution 60/71, designated January 27 International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

The text reaffirms the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which proclaims that everyone enjoys all the rights and freedoms set forth therein, without distinction of any kind on grounds of race, religion or religion. another nature.

In addition, Article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in which it is affirmed that everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.

Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights are also cited, in which it is proclaimed that everyone has the right to freedom of thought, of conscience and religion.

Bearing in mind that the principle upon which the United Nations Charter is based "Preserving future generations from the scourge of war", the indissoluble link between the Organization and the unprecedented tragedy of the Second World War is attested.