Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Considering that the recognition of the inherent dignity of all members of thehuman family and their equal and inalienable rights constitute the foundation offreedom, justice and peace in the world,

Considering that the ignorance and contempt for human rights have ledto acts of barbarism which revolt the conscience of humanity and that the adventof a world where human beings will be free to speak and believe, free fromterror and misery, has been proclaimed as man's highest aspiration,

Considering that it is essential that human rights be protected by arule of law so that man is not forced, as a supreme resort, torevolt against tyranny and oppression,

Considering that it is essential to encourage the development of friendly relationsbetween nations,

Considering that in the Charter the peoples of the United Nations have proclaimed tonew faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity andvalue of the human person, in the equality of the rights of men andwomen, and that they have declared their determination to promote social progress and to establishbetter living conditions in greater freedom,

Considering that the Member States have undertaken to ensure, in cooperation withthe United Nations, universal and effective respect for human rightsman and fundamental freedoms,

Considering that a common conception of these rights and freedoms is mostof great importance to fully fulfill this commitment,

The general Assembly
Proclaims this Universal Declaration of Human Rights as the idealcommon to be achieved by all peoples and nations so that allindividuals and all organs of society, having this Declaration constantly atspirit, strive, through teaching and education, to develop respect forthese rights and freedoms and to ensure, through progressive national measuresand international, universal and effective recognition and application, bothamong the populations of the Member States themselves and among those ofterritories under their jurisdiction.


First article
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are
endowed with reason and conscience and must act towards each other in a
spirit of brotherhood.

Article 2
Everyone can avail themselves of all the rights and freedoms proclaimed in
this Declaration, without distinction, in particular of race, color,
gender, language, religion, political opinion or any other opinion, origin
national or social, of fortune, birth or any other situation.
In addition, no distinction will be made based on political, legal or
of the country or territory of which a person is a national, whether
country or territory is independent, under trusteeship, non-autonomous or subject to
any limitation of sovereignty.

Article 3
Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.

Article 4
No one will be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade
are prohibited in all their forms.

Article 5
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or
degrading.

Article 6
Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere of their legal personality.

Article 7
All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of
the law. Everyone has the right to equal protection against any discrimination that violates the
present Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.

Article 8
Everyone has the right to an effective remedy before national courts
competent against acts violating his fundamental rights
by constitution or by law.

Article 9
No one can be arbitrarily arrested, detained or exiled.

Article 10
Everyone has the right, in full equality, to have their cause heard
fairly and publicly by an independent and impartial tribunal, which will decide,
either of his rights and obligations, or of the merits of any accusation in
criminal directed against it.

Article 11
1. Anyone accused of a criminal act is presumed innocent until
that his guilt had been legally established in a public trial where all
guarantees necessary for its defense will have been provided to it.
2. No one shall be condemned for actions or omissions which, at the time they occurred
committed, did not constitute a criminal act under national law or
international. Likewise, no greater punishment will be inflicted than that which was
applicable at the time when the criminal act was committed.

Article 12
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, his family, his
home or correspondence, or attacks on his honor and reputation.
Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or
such attacks.

Article 13
1. Everyone has the right to move freely and to choose their residence in
inside a state.
2. Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to
his country.

Article 14
1. In the face of persecution, everyone has the right to seek asylum and to benefit from
asylum in other countries.
2. This right cannot be invoked in the case of proceedings genuinely based on a
common law crime or on acts contrary to the aims and principles
United Nations.

Article 15
1. Everyone has the right to a nationality.
2. No one may be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality, nor of the right to change his
nationality.

Article 16
1. From the marriageable age, the man and the woman, without any restriction as to the
race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and found a family. They
have equal rights with regard to marriage, during marriage and at its
dissolution.
2. Marriage can only be concluded with the free and full consent of the future
husband.
3. The family is the natural and fundamental element of society and has the right to
protection of society and the state.

Article 17
1. Everyone, whether alone or in community, has the right to property.
2. No one may be arbitrarily deprived of his property.

Article 18
Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right
implies the freedom to change religion or belief as well as the freedom to
manifest their religion or belief, alone or in common, both in public and
private, through teaching, practices, worship and the performance of rites.

Article 19
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression, which implies the right to
not to be worried about his opinions and that of seeking, receiving and
spread, regardless of frontiers, information and ideas through
whatever means of expression.

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 conduct of the public affairs of
his country, either directly or through representatives freely
choose.
2. Everyone has the right to have equal access to the functions of
public authorities in his country.
3. The will of the people is the basis of the authority of the public powers; this
will must be expressed through honest elections which must take place
periodically, by equal universal suffrage and secret ballot or following a
equivalent procedure ensuring freedom of the vote.

Article 22
Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security; it
is founded to obtain the satisfaction of economic, social and cultural rights
indispensable to his dignity and to the free development of his personality, thanks to
national effort and international cooperation, taking into account the organization and
resources of each country.

Article 23
1. Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of work, under conditions
fair and satisfactory work and unemployment protection.
2. Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work
3. Everyone who works has the right to fair and satisfactory remuneration.
thus ensuring for his family an existence worthy of human dignity and
supplemented, if necessary, by any other means of social protection.
4. Everyone has the right to form trade unions with others and to join
unions for the defense of its interests.

Article 24
Everyone has the right to rest and leisure and in particular to a limitation
reasonable hours of work and periodic paid holidays.

Article 25
1. Everyone has the right to a standard of living sufficient for their health,
well-being and those of his family, in particular for food, clothing,
housing, medical care as well as necessary social services; she has
right to security in the event of unemployment, illness, disability, widowhood,
old age or in other cases of loss of means of subsistence as a result of
circumstances beyond its control.
2. Motherhood and childhood have the right to special care and assistance. All
children, whether born in wedlock or out of wedlock, enjoy the same
social protection.

Article 26
1. Everyone has the right to education. Education must be free, at least in this
which concerns elementary and fundamental education. Teaching
elementary is compulsory. Technical and vocational education should be
generalized; access to higher education must be open in full equality to all
according to their merit.
2. Education should aim at the full development of the human personality and the
strengthening respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It
must promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations and
all racial or religious groups, as well as the development of activities of
United Nations for peacekeeping.
3. Parents have, as a priority, the right to choose the kind of education to be given to
their children.

Article 27
1. Everyone has the right to take part freely in the cultural life of
community, to enjoy the arts and to participate in scientific advancement and
resulting benefits
2. Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests arising from any
scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author.

Article 28
Everyone has the right to social and international reign
an order such that the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can
find full effect.

Article 29
1. The individual has duties towards the community in which only the free and full
development of his personality is possible.
2. In the exercise of his rights and in the enjoyment of his freedoms, everyone is not
subject to the limitations established by law exclusively with a view to ensuring the
recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others and in order to meet the
fair demands of morals, public order and general well-being in a
democratic society.
3. These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to the aims
and the principles of the United Nations.

Article 30
Nothing in this Declaration can be interpreted as
implying, for a State, a group or an individual, any right to form
engage in an activity or perform an act aimed at the destruction of rights and
freedoms set out therein.
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