The Universal Declaration of Human Rights [1 Attachment]

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The

Universal

Declaration of Human Rights

 

PREAMBLE Whereas

recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable

rights of

all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice

and peace

in the world, Whereas

disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts

which

have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world in

which

human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from

fear and

want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common

people, Whereas

it is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a

last

resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights

should

be protected by the rule of law, Whereas

it is essential to promote the development of friendly relations

between

nations, Whereas

the peoples of the United Nations have in the Charter reaffirmed their

faith in

fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person

and in

the equal rights of men and women and have determined to promote social

progress and better standards of life in larger freedom, Whereas

Member States have pledged themselves to achieve, in co-operation with

the

United Nations, the promotion of universal respect for and observance

of human

rights and fundamental freedoms, Whereas

a common understanding of these rights and freedoms is of the greatest

importance for the full realization of this pledge, Now,

Therefore THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY proclaims THIS UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF

HUMAN

RIGHTS

as a

common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the

end that

every individual and every organ of society, keeping this Declaration

constantly in mind, shall strive by teaching and education to promote

respect

for these rights and freedoms and by progressive measures, national and

international, to secure their universal and effective recognition and

observance, both among the peoples of Member States themselves and

among the

peoples of territories under their jurisdiction Article

1.

All human beings

are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They

are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one

another in a spirit of brotherhood.

 

Article

2.

Everyone is

entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration,

without distinction of any kind, such as race, color, sex, language,

religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin,

property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be

made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international

status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether

it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other

limitation of sovereignty.

 

Article

3.

Everyone has the

right to life, liberty and security of person.

 

Article

4.

No one shall be

held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be

prohibited in all their forms.

 

Article

5.

No one shall be

subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or

punishment.

 

Article

6.

Everyone has the

right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.

 

Article

7.

All are equal

before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal

protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any

discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any

incitement to such discrimination.

 

Article

8.

Everyone has the

right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for

acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the constitution

or by law.

 

Article

9.

No one shall be

subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.

 

Article

10.

Everyone is

entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an

independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights

and obligations and of any criminal charge against him.

 

Article

11.

(1) Everyone

charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent

until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has

had all the guarantees necessary for his defense.

(2) No one shall

be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission

which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or

international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a

heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time

the penal offence was committed.

 

Article

12.

No one shall be

subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or

correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honor and reputation. Everyone

has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or

attacks.

 

Article

13.

(1) Everyone has

the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of

each state.

(2) Everyone has

the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his

country.

 

Article

14.

(1) Everyone has

the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from

persecution.

(2) This right may

not be invoked in the case of prosecutions genuinely arising from

non-political crimes or from acts contrary to the purposes and

principles of the United Nations.

 

Article

15.

(1) Everyone has

the right to a nationality.

(2) No one shall

be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to

change his nationality.

 

Article

16.

(1) Men and women

of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or

religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are

entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its

dissolution.

(2) Marriage shall

be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending

spouses.

(3) The family is

the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to

protection by society and the State.

 

Article

17.

(1) Everyone has

the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.

(2) No one shall

be arbitrarily deprived of his property.

 

Article

18.

Everyone has the

right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right

includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either

alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest

his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.

 

Article

19.

Everyone has the

right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom

to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart

information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.

 

Article

20.

(1) Everyone has

the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.

(2) No one may be

compelled to belong to an association.

 

Article

21.

(1) Everyone has

the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or

through freely chosen representatives.

(2) Everyone has

the right of equal access to public service in his country.

(3) The will of

the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will

shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by

universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by

equivalent free voting procedures.

 

Article

22.

Everyone, as a

member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to

realization, through national effort and international co-operation and

in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the

economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and

the free development of his personality.

 

Article

23.

(1) Everyone has

the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favorable

conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.

(2) Everyone,

without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.

(3) Everyone who

works has the right to just and favorable remuneration ensuring for

himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity, and

supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.

(4) Everyone has

the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his

interests.

 

Article

24.

Everyone has the

right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working

hours and periodic holidays with pay.

 

Article

25.

(1) Everyone has

the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and

well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing,

housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right

to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability,

widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond

his control.

(2) Motherhood and

childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children,

whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social

protection.

 

Article

26.

(1) Everyone has

the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the

elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be

compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made

generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to

all on the basis of merit.

(2) Education

shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and

to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental

freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship

among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the

activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.

(3) Parents have a

prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to

their children.

 

Article

27.

(1) Everyone has

the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community,

to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its

benefits.

(2) Everyone has

the right to the protection of the moral and material interests

resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which

he is the author.

 

Article

28.

Everyone is

entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and

freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully realized.

 

Article

29.

(1) Everyone has

duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of

his personality is possible.

(2) In the

exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to

such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of

securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of

others and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order

and the general welfare in a democratic society.

(3) These rights

and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to the purposes and

principles of the United Nations.

 

Article

30.

Nothing

in

this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or

person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed

at the

destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein.