Activity2b:UniversalDeclarationofHumanRights

Handout:SimplifiedVersionoftheUniversalDeclarationof
HumanRights

Allpeopleeverywherehavethesamehumanrightswhichnoonecantakeaway.
Thisisthebasisoffreedom,justiceandpeaceintheworld.

ThisDeclarationaffirmsthedignityandworthofallpeople,andtheequalrightsof
womenandmen.Therightsdescribedherearethecommonstandardforallpeople
everywhere.Everypersonandnationisaskedtosupporttheunderstandingand
respectfortheserights,andtotakestepstomakesurethattheyarerecognisedand
observedeverywhere,forallpeople.

Article1 againstviolationsoftheirhuman
Everyoneisbornfreeandequalin rights.
dignityandwithrights. Article8
Article2 Ifyourrightsunderlawareviolated,
Youshouldneverbediscriminated youhavetherighttoseejusticedone
againstforanyreason.Rightsbelong inacourtortribunal.
toallpeople,whateverour Article9
differences.
Nooneshallbesubjecttoarbitrary
Article3 arrest,detentionorexile.
Everyonehastherightstolife,liberty Article10
andsecurity.
Youhavetherighttoafairandpublic
Article4 trialbyanindependentandimpartial
Nooneshallbeheldinslaveryor tribunal.
servitude. Article11
Article5 Everyoneistobepresumedinnocent
Nooneshallbesubjectedtotorture untilprovenguiltyinafairtrial.No
ortocruel,inhumanordegrading oneshouldbechargedwithacriminal
treatmentorpunishment. offenceforanactwhichwasntan
offenceatthetimetheactwasdone.
Article6
Youhavetherighttobetreatedasa Article12
personintheeyesofthelaw. Noonehastherighttointrudeinyour
Article7 privatelifeorinterferewithyour
Youhavetherighttobetreatedbythe homeandfamilywithoutgoodreason.
lawinthesamewayaseveryoneelse. Noonehastherighttoattackyour
Everyonehasarighttoprotection goodnamewithoutreason.

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Activity2b:UniversalDeclarationofHumanRights
Article13
Youhavetherighttofreedomof
movementwithinyourcountry.
Everyonehastherighttoleavea
countryandtoreturnhome.
Article14
Youhavetherighttoseekandto
enjoyasylumfrompersecutionin
othercountries.Youmaynotinvoke
thisrightiffleeingjustlawsinyour
owncountry.
Article15
Youhavetherighttoanationality.
Article16
Youhavetherighttomarryandto
raiseafamily.Menandwomenhave
thesamerightswhentheyaremarried
andwhentheyareseparated.
Article17
Youhavetherighttoownproperty
anditcannotrandomlybetakenaway
fromyou.
Article18
Youhavetherighttofreedomof
thought,conscienceandreligionand
topeacefullyexpressthosebeliefsin
teaching,practiceandworship.
Article19
Youhavetherighttofreedomof
opinionandexpression.
Article20
Youhavetherighttofreedomof
peacefulassemblyandassociation.
Article21
Youhavetherighttotakepartinthe
governmentofyourcountry.
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Article22
Asamemberofsociety,youhavea
righttosocialsecurity.
Article23
Youhavetherighttowork,togood
workingconditions,toequalpayfor
equalworkandtoformandjoin
unions.
Article24
Youhavetherighttorestandleisure.
Article25
Youhavetherighttoadecentlife,
includingenoughfood,clothing,
housing,medicalcareandsocial
services.
Article26
Youhavetherighttoaneducation.
Article27
Noonemaystopyoufrom
participatingintheculturallifeofyour
community.
Article28
Youhavetherighttoliveinthekindof
worldwhereyourrightsandfreedoms
arerespected.
Article29
Weallhavearesponsibilitytothe
peoplearoundusandshouldprotect
theirrightsandfreedoms.
Article30
Thereisnothinginthisdeclaration
thatjustifiesanypersonorcountry
takingawaytherightstowhichweare
allentitled.
TheaboveArticlesareabbreviated.
ForafullversionoftheDeclaration
gotowww.un.org/Overview/rights