UDHR Article 1

• All
Whenhuman
children
beings
areare
born,
born
they
free
are
and
free
equal
and in
each
dignity and
should be treated
rights. in
They
the are
sameendowed
way. They
withhave
reason and conscience and should act towards
one another in a friendly
spirit of manner.
brotherhood.
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• Everyone canis entitled
claim totheallfollowing
the rights
rights,
and freedoms
despite set forth in this
Declaration,
– a differentwithout
sex distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex,
language, religion,
– a different political or other opinion, national or social origin,
skin colour
property, birth
– speaking in or other status.
a different language
• Furthermore, no distinction
– thinking different things shall be made on the basis of the political,
jurisdictional
– believing inoranother
international
religion status of the country or territory to which a
person belongs,
– owning more or whether
less it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or
under anyborn
– being other limitation
in another of sovereignty.
social group
– coming from another country
• It also makes no difference whether the country you live in is independent or
not.
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• Everyone
You have the
hasright
the right
to live,
to life,
and liberty
to live and
in freedom
security
of person.
and safety.
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• No
Nobody
one shall
has the
be held
right in
to slavery
treat you
oras
servitude;
his or her
slavery
slave andandyou
theshould
slave nottrademake
shallanyone
be prohibited
your in
all their forms.
slave.
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• No
Nobody
one shall
has the
be subjected
right to torture
to torture
you. or to cruel,
inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
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• Everyone
You shouldhas
be the
legally
rightprotected
to recognition
in the same way
everywhere as
everywhere, and a person
like everyone
before else.
the law.
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• All
Thearelawequal
is thebefore
same the
for law
everyone;
and areit entitled
should bewithout
applied
anyin
discrimination
the same way to equal
all. protection of the law. All are
entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in
violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to
such discrimination.
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• Everyone
You shouldhasbe the
ableright
to ask
to an
foreffective
legal help
remedy
when by
the rights
competent
of your
national
country tribunals
grants you
for acts
are not
violating the fundamental rights granted him by
respected.
the constitution or by law.
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• No
Nobody
one shall
has the
be subjected
right to puttoyou
arbitrary
in prison,
arrest,
to
detention
keep you there,
or exile.
or to send you away from your
country unjustly, or without a good cause.
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• Everyone
If you mustisgoentitled
on trial
in this
full equality
should beto done
a fair in
and
public hearing
public. The people
by anwhoindependent
try you should
and impartial
not let
tribunal, in the
themselves be determination
influenced by of others.
his rights and
obligations and of any criminal charge against
him.
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• You
1. Everyone
should becharged
considered
with ainnocent
penal offence
until it has
can the
be proved
right tothat
be presumed
you are guilty.
innocent
If you areuntil
accused
proved
of guilty
a crime,
according
you should
to lawalways
in a public
have the
trialright
at which
to defend
he has
had all the
yourself. Nobody
guarantees
has the
necessary
right to condemn
for his defence.
you and punish you for
• something you have
2. No one shall notguilty
be held done.of any penal offence on account of any act or
omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or
international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier
penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal
offence was committed.
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• No
Youone
haveshall
thebe
right
subjected
to ask totobe
arbitrary
protected
interference
if someone with
tries
hisharm
to privacy,
yourfamily,
good home
name,or enter
correspondence,
your house, opennor to
your
attacks or
letters, upon
bother
his honour
you or your
and reputation.
family without
Everyone
a good has
the right to the protection of the law against such
reason.
interference or attacks.
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• 1.
YouEveryone
have thehas
right
the
to right
cometoandfreedom
go asofyou wish
movement
within your and
country.
residence
You have within
thethe
right
borders
to leave
of
each country
your State. to go to another one, and you
• should be able
2. Everyone hastothe
return
righttotoyour country
leave if you
any country
want.
including his own, and to return to his country.
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• 1.
If someone
Everyonehurts
has the
you,right
youtohave
seekthe
andright
enjoy
to go
in other
to another
countriesand
country asylum
ask itfrom
to protect
persecution.
you.
• You
2. This
lose
right
thismay
rightnot
if you
be invoked
have killed
in the
someone
case ofand if you,
prosecutions
yourself, do not
genuinely
respect arising
what isfrom
written
non-political
here. crimes
or from acts contrary to the purposes and principles of
the United Nations.
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• 1.
YouEveryone
have thehasrights
thetoright
belong
to a to
nationality.
a country and
• nobody
2. No onecan prevent
shall you, without
be arbitrarily a good
deprived reason,
of his
from belonging
nationality to another
nor denied country
the right if you wish.
to change his
nationality.
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• 1.
AsMen
soonandas a
women
personofisfull
legally
age, entitled,
without any
he orlimitation
she hasdue the to
right
race,
to
nationality
marry and or
have
religion,
a family.
haveIn the
doingright
this,
to neither
marry andthe to
colour
foundofayour
family.
They the
skin, are country
entitled you
to equal
comerights
from asnortoyour
marriage,
religionduring
should marriage
be and
at its dissolution.
impediments. Men and women have the same rights when they are
• married
2. Marriageandshall
also be
when they are
entered intoseparated.
only with the free and full consent
• Nobody
of the intending
should force
spouses.
a person to marry.
• The
3. Thegovernment
family is the
of natural
your country
and fundamental
should protect group
yourunit
family
of society
and its
and is entitled to protection by society and the State.
members.
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• 1.Everyone
You have thehas right
thetoright
owntothings
own property
and nobody
alone
has
as well
the rightastointake
association
these from with
you
others.
without a good
• reason.
2. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his
property.
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• Everyone
You have the hasright
the right
to profess
to freedom
your religion
of thought,
freely, to
conscience
change it, and
andtoreligion;
practicethis
it either
right on
includes
your own
freedom
or with
to
change
other people.
his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone
or in community with others and in public or private, to
manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice,
worship and observance.
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• Everyone
You have thehasright
the right
to think
to freedom
what youofwant,
opinion
to say
and what
expression;
you like, andthis
nobody
right should
includesforbid
freedom
you from
to hold
doing
opinions
so.
• without interference
You should be able toand to seek,
share your receive and impart
ideas also—with
information
people fromand anyideas
other through
country.any media and regardless
of frontiers.
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• 1.
YouEveryone
have thehasright
the
to right
organize
to freedom
peaceful
of peaceful
assembly or
meetings andto association.
take part in meetings in a
• peaceful
2. No oneway.
mayItbe is wrong
compelledto force someone
to belong to anto
belong to a group.
association.
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• 1.
YouEveryone
have thehas
right
the
to right
take to
part
take
in your
part in
country’s
the government
political affairs
of his either
country,
by belonging
directly
to the
or through
governmentfreelyyourself
chosen orrepresentatives.
by choosing politicians
• who have thehas
2. Everyone samethe ideas asequal
right of you. access to public service in this
• Governments
country. should be voted for regularly and voting should be
• secret. Youofshould
3. The will get a shall
the people vote and
be theall basis
votes of
should be equal.
the authority of You
also have thethis
government; same willright
shalltobejoin the publicinservice
expressed periodicasandanyone
genuineelse.
elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall
be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.
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• Everyone,
The societyasinawhich
member youoflive
society,
shouldhas
help
the
youright
to develop
to social and
security
to
and is the
make entitled
mosttoofrealization,
all the advantages
through national
(culture, effort
work,and
social
international
and
co-operation
welfare) whichand
areinoffered
accordance
to youwith
andthe
to all
organization
the men and andwomen
resources
in
of each
your country.
State, of the economic, social and cultural rights
indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his
personality.
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• You
1. Everyone
have thehas
right
the
to right
work,totowork,
be free
to free
to choose
choiceyour
of employment,
work, to getto
a just
salary
and
favourable
which allows
conditions
you to liveof and
worksupport
and to your
protection
family.against
If a manunemployment.
and a woman do
• the same work,
2. Everyone, they should
without get the samehas
any discrimination, pay.
theAllright
people who work
to equal have
pay for the
equal
right
work.to join together to defend their interests.
• 3. Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration
ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity,
and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.
• 4. Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection
of his interests.
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• Everyone
Each workhasdaythe
should
right not
to rest
be too
andlong
leisure,
, since
including reasonable
everyone has the rightlimitation
to rest and
of working
should behours
and periodic
able to take regular
holidayspaid
withholidays.
pay.
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• You
1. Everyone
have thehas right
theto right
havetowhatever
a standardyouofneed
livingsoadequate
that you forandthe
your
health
family
and
well-being
do not fall ill;
of go
himself
hungry;andhave
of hisclothes
family,and
including
a house;food,
andclothing,
are helpedhousing
if you
and
medical
are out ofcare
work.andIf necessary
you are ill, social
if you are
services,
old, if and
yourthewife
right
or husband
to security
is in
dead,
the
event
or if you
of do
unemployment,
not earn a livingsickness,
for anydisability,
other reasonwidowhood,
you cannotold age
help.orThe
other
lack of livelihood
mother is going toinhavecircumstances
a baby, andbeyond
her baby his should
control.get special help. All
• children have the
2. Motherhood and same rights,are
childhood whether or to
entitled notspecial
the mother
care andis married.
assistance. All
children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social
protection.
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• You
1. Everyone
have thehasright
the
to right
go totoschool
education.
and everyone
Educationshould
shall bego free,
to school.
at least
Primary
in the
elementaryshould
schooling and fundamental
be free. Youstages.
should Elementary
be able to learn
education
a profession
shall beorcompulsory.
continue your
Technical
studies asand
far as
professional
you wish. At education
school, you
shallshould
be madebe able
generally
to develop
available
all your
and higher
talents
education
and you should
shall be
be equally
taught to accessible
get on with
to others,
all on the
whatever
basis oftheir
merit.
race, religion or the
• country they come
2. Education shall befrom. Your parents
directed have
to the full the right toofchoose
development the humanhow personality
and what youandwill
to
be taught at school.
the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall
promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious
groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of
peace.
• 3. Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to
their children.
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• 1.
You Everyone
have thehasright
the
to right
share freely
in your
to participate
community’s in the
arts and
cultural lifeand
sciences, of the
anycommunity,
good they do. to enjoy
Your works
the artsasand
an to
artist,
share
a writer,
in or
scientific
a scientist
advancement
should be and protected,
its benefits.
and you
• should be able
2. Everyone hastothe
benefit
right from
to thethem.
protection of the moral
and material interests resulting from any scientific,
literary or artistic production of which he is the author.
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• Everyone
So that youris entitled
rights will
to be
a social
respected,
and international
there must
order
be an in
“order”
whichwhich
the rights
can protect
and freedoms
them. This
set forth
in this Declaration
“order” should be local
can be
andfully
worldwide.
realized.
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• You
1. Everyone
have duties
has towards
duties tothe
thecommunity
communitywithin
in which
which
alone
your
the
personality
free and full
can
development
only fully develop.
of hisThe
personality
law should
is possible
guarantee human rights. It should allow
• everyone to respect
2. In the exercise others
of his andand
rights to be respected.
freedoms, everyone shall be subject only
to such limitation as are determined by law solely for the purpose of
securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others
and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order and the
general welfare in a democratic society.
• 3. These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to the
purposes and principles of the United Nations.
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• Nothing
In all parts
in this
of the
Declaration
world, no may
society,
be interpreted
no human being,
as
implyingtake
should for any
it upon
State,
her group
or himself
or person
to act any
in such
rightatoway as
engage
to destroy
in any
the rights
activity
which
or toyou
perform
haveany
justact
been
aimed
reading
at the
destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth
about.
herein.