Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Subject 1.

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act toward one another in a spirit of brotherhood..

Subject 2.

Every human being is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, wealth, birth, or other status, without any distinction between men and women.. In addition to the above, there shall be no discrimination based on the political, legal or international status of the country or territory to which the individual belongs, whether this country or territory is independent, under guardianship, non-self-governing, or if its sovereignty is subject to any restriction..

Subject 3.

Every individual has the right to life, liberty and security of person.

Subject 4.

No one may be held in slavery or servitude, and slavery and the slave trade in all their forms are prohibited.

Subject 5.

No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

Subject 6.

Every human being, wherever he may be, has the right to have his legal personality recognized.

Subject 7.

All people are equal before the law and have the right to equal protection without any discrimination. They also have the right to equal protection against any discrimination that violates this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination..

Subject 8.

Every person has the right to resort to national courts for redress for acts that violate the basic rights granted to him by law..

Subject 9.

No one may be arbitrarily arrested, detained, or exiled.

Subject 10.

Every human being has the right, on a full equality with others, to have his case heard before an independent and impartial tribunal in a fair and public manner to determine his rights and obligations and any criminal charge against him..

Subject 11.

( 1 ) Every person accused of a crime is considered innocent until proven legally guilty in a public trial in which he is guaranteed the necessary guarantees for his defense..
( 2 ) No person shall be convicted as a result of an act or abstention from an act unless it was considered a crime under national or international law at the time of its commission. Likewise, no penalty more severe than that which might have been imposed at the time of the commission of the crime shall be imposed on him..

Subject 12.

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

Subject 13.

( 1 ) Every individual has the freedom to move and choose his place of residence within the borders of each country.
( 2 ) Every individual has the right to leave any country, including his own, and has the right to return to it.

Subject 14.

( 1 ) Every individual has the right to seek refuge in, or attempt to seek refuge in, other countries to escape persecution.
( 2 ) Anyone brought to trial for non-political crimes or for acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations shall not benefit from this right.

Subject 15.

( 1 ) Every individual has the right to a nationality.
( 2 ) A person may not be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality or denied the right to change it.

Subject 16.

( 1 ) When men and women reach marriageable age, they have the right to marry and found a family without any restrictions due to gender or religion. They have equal rights upon marriage, during its establishment, and at its dissolution..
( 2 ) A marriage contract shall not be concluded except with the complete consent of both parties wishing to marry without any coercion.
( 3 ) The family is the basic natural unit of society and has the right to enjoy the protection of society and the state.

Subject 17.

( 1 ) Every person has the right to own property, alone or jointly with others.
( 2 ) No one may be arbitrarily deprived of his property.

Subject 18.

Every person has the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion. This right includes the freedom to change his religion or belief, and the freedom to express them through education, practice, and the establishment and observance of rituals, whether in secret or with the community..

Subject 19.

Every person has the right to freedom of opinion and expression. This right includes the freedom to hold opinions without any interference, and to seek, receive and disseminate information and ideas through any means and regardless of geographical borders..

Subject 20.

( 1 ) Every person has the right to freedom of participation in peaceful associations and groups.
( 2 ) No one may be forced to join an association.

Subject 21.

( 1 ) Every individual has the right to participate in the management of the public affairs of his country, either directly or through freely chosen representatives.
( 2 ) Every person has the same right as everyone else to hold public office in the country.
( 3 ) The will of the people is the source of government authority, and this will is expressed in periodic fair elections held on the basis of secret ballot and on an equal footing among all, or according to any similar procedure that guarantees freedom of voting..

Subject 22.

Every person, as a member of society, has the right to social security and to realize, through national effort and international cooperation and in accordance with the systems and resources of each state, the economic, social and educational rights that are indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality..

Subject 23.

( 1 ) Every person has the right to work, has the freedom to choose work, and has just and satisfactory conditions and protection against unemployment.
( 2 ) Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for work.
( 3 ) Every individual who works has the right to just and satisfactory wages that guarantee him and his family an existence worthy of human dignity, supplemented, when necessary, by other means of social protection..
( 4 ) Every person has the right to create and join trade unions to protect his interests

Subject 24.

Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.

Subject 25.

( 1 ) Every person has the right to a standard of living adequate to maintain the health and well-being of himself and his family, which includes nutrition, clothing, housing, medical care, as well as necessary social services. He has the right to secure his livelihood in cases of unemployment, illness, disability, widowhood, old age, and other loss of the means of livelihood as a result of circumstances beyond his control..
( 2 ) Motherhood and childhood have the right to special assistance and care, and all children enjoy the same social protection whether they were born in a legal or illegal union..

Subject 26.

( 1 ) Every person has the right to education. Education, at least in its early and basic stages, must be free, primary education must be compulsory, technical and vocational education must be universal, and admission to higher education must be facilitated on a fully equal basis for all and on the basis of competence..
( 2 ) Education shall aim at the full development of the human personality, at promoting respect for human beings and fundamental freedoms, at developing understanding, tolerance and friendship among all peoples and racial or religious groups, and at increasing the efforts of the United Nations to maintain peace..
( 3 ) Parents have the primary right to choose the type of upbringing for their children.

Subject 27.

( 1 ) Every individual has the right to participate freely in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts, to contribute to scientific progress and to benefit from its results..
( 2 ) Every individual has the right to protect the moral and material interests resulting from his scientific, literary or artistic production.

Subject 28.

Everyone has the right to an international social order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration are fully realized..

Subject 29.

( 1 ) Every individual has duties to society in which alone his personality is allowed to develop freely and fully.
( 2 ) In exercising his rights and freedoms, the individual is subject only to those restrictions established by law, to ensure recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others and to achieve the just requirements of public order, the public interest and morality in a democratic society..
( 3 ) Under no circumstances should these rights be exercised in a way that contradicts the purposes and principles of the United Nations.

Subject 30.

There is no text in this declaration that may be interpreted as granting a state, group, or individual any right to carry out an activity or perform an act aimed at destroying the rights and freedoms contained therein..