Activity2b:UniversalDeclarationofHumanRights

Handout:SimplifiedVersionoftheUniversalDeclarationof
HumanRights

Allpeopleeverywherehavethesamehumanrightswhichnoonecantakeaway.
Thisisthebasisoffreedom,justiceandpeaceintheworld.

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

Article1
Everyoneisbornfreeandequalin
dignityandwithrights.
Article2
Youshouldneverbediscriminated
againstforanyreason.Rightsbelong
toallpeople,whateverour
differences.
Article3
Everyonehastherightstolife,liberty
andsecurity.
Article4
Nooneshallbeheldinslaveryor
servitude.
Article5
Nooneshallbesubjectedtotorture
ortocruel,inhumanordegrading
treatmentorpunishment.
Article6
Youhavetherighttobetreatedasa
personintheeyesofthelaw.
Article7
Youhavetherighttobetreatedbythe
lawinthesamewayaseveryoneelse.
Everyonehasarighttoprotection

againstviolationsoftheirhuman
rights.
Article8
Ifyourrightsunderlawareviolated,
youhavetherighttoseejusticedone
inacourtortribunal.
Article9
Nooneshallbesubjecttoarbitrary
arrest,detentionorexile.
Article10
Youhavetherighttoafairandpublic
trialbyanindependentandimpartial
tribunal.
Article11
Everyoneistobepresumedinnocent
untilprovenguiltyinafairtrial.No
oneshouldbechargedwithacriminal
offenceforanactwhichwasntan
offenceatthetimetheactwasdone.
Article12
Noonehastherighttointrudeinyour
privatelifeorinterferewithyour
homeandfamilywithoutgoodreason.
Noonehastherighttoattackyour
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.

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

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