AP PHOTOS: World marks Human Rights Day
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Activists and supporters of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) hold torches as they participate in a protest march to mark International Human Rights Day in Srinagar, India, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. More than 68,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed since the outbreak of the insurgency in the region in 1989. Pakistan, Kashmiri separatist leaders and human rights groups have been demanding a reduction in India's military presence in Kashmir. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
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In this Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012 photo, President Cristina Fernandez, center, waves as fireworks explode behind the government house during a rally to mark the 29th anniversary of the return to democracy in Argentina, on the eve of the Human Rights Day, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Late Argentine President Raul Alfonsin took office on Dec. 10, 1983, after seven years of military dictatorship. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, South African Navanethem Pillay addresses her statement on the occasion of the Human Rights Day, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Keystone/Salvatore Di Nolfi)
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Exiled Tibetans wear headbands during a rally to mark World Human Rights Day in New Delhi, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. At least 86 people have set themselves on fire since 2009. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)
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An exiled Tibetan Buddhist man prays during a rally to mark World Human Rights Day in New Delhi, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. At least 86 people have set themselves on fire since 2009. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)
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Photographs of Tibetans who have allegedly self-immolated themselves in protest against Chinese rule, hang from a wire during a rally to mark World Human Rights Day in New Delhi, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. At least 86 people have set themselves on fire since 2009. The Nobel Peace Prize is also awarded each year on Dec. 10, which the Dalai Lama was awarded in 1989. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi)
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Exiled Tibetans throw tsampa, or barley flour, in the air during a small ceremony to celebrate the anniversary of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama's Nobel Prize and to mark World Human Rights Day in Bikaner, Rajasthan, India, Monday, Dec.10, 2012. The Dalai Lama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. (AP Photo/Dinesh Gupta)
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Protesters watch an effigy of Philippine President Benigno Aquino III on board a mock tank set on fire by them as they commemorate International Human Rights Day near the Presidential Palace in Manila, Philippines, on Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. The group called the Aquino administration alleged human rights violators. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Cambodian garment workers offer prayers during a rally celebrating International Human Rights Day, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. About 1,000 participants consisting of non-governmental organization activists, garment workers, and international diplomats marched on the street in Phnom Penh, calling for the protection of human rights. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
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Holding placards which read "The violence is not solution," activists march in protest against recent violence in central Myanmar, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, in downtown Yangon, Myanmar. About 50 activists staged the protest to mark International Human Rights Day. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)
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In this Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012 photo, activists dance during a rally to mark the 29th anniversary of the return to democracy in Argentina, on the eve of the Human Rights Day, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Late Argentine President Raul Alfonsin took office on Dec. 10, 1983, after seven years of military dictatorship. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
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An Afghan woman marches as others hold photos of Afghans who were killed in the past three decades of war and violence, during a demonstration for human rights in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. In a demonstration organized by the Social Association of Afghan Justice Seekers, dozens of Afghans who have lost their family members and relatives in the past three decades of war and violence in Afghanistan, marched in Kabul to mark International Human Rights Day asking for justice for the deaths of their loved ones. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
NEW YORK (AP) — The United Nations marked Human Rights Day on Monday by declaring that everyone has the right to be heard and to shape the decisions that affect their lives and communities.
"International law is clear: No matter who you are, or where you live, your voice counts," U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said in his message for the day.
Minorities speaking out for themselves during protests included anti-war activists in Kabul, Afghanistan; exiled Tibetans in New Delhi and Rajasthan, India; and activists in Myanmar opposing a recent police crackdown on demonstrators there.
In Argentina, President Cristina Fernandez oversaw a fireworks display on Sunday, a day ahead of time, during a rally celebrating the 29th anniversary of the nation's return to democracy.
Here, in images, are scenes from World Human Rights Day as marked by people from around the world:
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