#UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS FULL#
#UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS FREE#

No one shall be held in slavery or servitude slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.Įveryone has the right to life, liberty and security of person. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.Įveryone 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, property, birth or other status.

#UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS FREE#

Now, Therefore THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY proclaims THIS UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the end that every individual and every organ of society, keeping this Declaration constantly in mind, shall strive by teaching and education to promote respect for these rights and freedoms and by progressive measures, national and international, to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance, both among the peoples of Member States themselves and among the peoples of territories under their jurisdiction.Īll human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.

#UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS FULL#

Whereas a common understanding of these rights and freedoms is of the greatest importance for the full realization of this pledge, Whereas Member States have pledged themselves to achieve, in co-operation with the United Nations, the promotion of universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms, Whereas the peoples of the United Nations have in the Charter reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person and in the equal rights of men and women and have determined to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom, Whereas it is essential to promote the development of friendly relations between nations, Whereas it is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights should be protected by the rule of law, Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people, Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, Adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948

Universal declaration of human rights