United Nations
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
This simplified version of the 30 Articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has been
created especially for young people.
1.
We Are All Born Free & Equal. We are all
born free. We all have our own thoughts and ideas. We should all be treated in
the same way.
2.
Don’t Discriminate. These rights belong
to everybody, whatever our differences.
3.
The Right to Life. We all have the right to life,
and to live in freedom and safety.
4.
No Slavery. Nobody has any right to make us a slave. We cannot make anyone our slave.
5.
No Torture. Nobody has any right to hurt us or to
torture us.
6.
You Have Rights No Matter Where You Go. I am a person
just like you!
7.
We’re All Equal Before the Law. The law is the
same for everyone. It must treat us all fairly.
8.
Your Human Rights Are Protected by Law. We can all
ask for the law to help us when we are not treated fairly.
9.
No Unfair Detainment. Nobody has the right
to put us in prison without good reason and keep us there, or to send us away
from our country.
10.
The Right to Trial. If we are put on
trial this should be in public. The people who try us should not let anyone
tell them what to do.
11.
We’re Always Innocent Till Proven Guilty. Nobody should
be blamed for doing something until it is proven. When people say we did a bad
thing we have the right to show it is not true.
12.
The Right to Privacy. Nobody should try to
harm our good name. Nobody has the right to come into our home, open our
letters, or bother us or our family without a good reason.
13.
Freedom to Move. We all have the right to go where
we want in our own country and to travel as we wish.
14.
The Right to Seek a Safe Place to Live. If we are
frightened of being badly treated in our own country, we all have the right to
run away to another country to be safe.
15.
Right to a Nationality. We all have the
right to belong to a country.
16.
Marriage and Family. Every grown-up has the right to marry and have a family if they want
to. Men and women have the same rights when they are married, and when they are
separated.
17. The
Right to Your Own Things. Everyone has the right to own things or share them.
Nobody should take our things from us without a good reason.
18.
Freedom of Thought. We all have the right to believe in what we want to believe, to have a
religion, or to change it if we want.
19.
Freedom of Expression. We all have the right to make up our own minds, to think what we like,
to say what we think, and to share our ideas with other people.
20. The
Right to Public Assembly. We all have the right to meet our friends and to
work together in peace to defend our rights. Nobody can make us join a group if
we don’t want to.
21. The
Right to Democracy. We all have the right to take part in the government of our country.
Every grown-up should be allowed to choose their own leaders.
22. Social
Security.
We all have the right to affordable housing, medicine, education, and
childcare, enough money to live on and medical help if we are ill or old.
23.
Workers’ Rights. Every grown-up has the right to do a job, to a fair wage for their
work, and to join a trade union.
24. The Right to Play. We all have the right to rest from work and to relax. (personal favorite!)
25. Food
and Shelter for All. We all have the right to a good life. Mothers and children, people who
are old, unemployed or disabled, and all people have the right to be cared for.
26. The
Right to Education. Education is a right. Primary school should be free. We should learn
about the United Nations and how to get on with others. Our parents can choose
what we learn.
27.
Copyright. Copyright is a special law that protects one’s own artistic creations
and writings; others cannot make copies without permission. We all have the
right to our own way of life and to enjoy the good things that art, science and
learning bring.
28. A Fair
and Free World. There must be proper order so we can all enjoy rights and freedoms in
our own country and all over the world.
29.
Responsibility. We have a duty to other people, and we should protect their rights and
freedoms.
30. No One
Can Take Away Your Human Rights.
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| I leave in 4 days - I will miss their spirit! |
MJ,
ReplyDeleteYou really should consider publishing a book of your photos when you return. They are priceless and capture such wonderful spirit of the people. I will surely miss your interesting blogs, but on the other hand I will be eagerly awaiting your return to the good old USA.
Miss you lots!