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The Holocaust and Human Rights
International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
January 27, 2026, marks the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi Germany extermination camps at Auschwitz by troops of the Soviet Union. This piece reflects on the impact of the Holocaust on international human rights law.