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 #UDHR 75th Anniversary 🧵 2/n Article 1 All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. Article 2 Everyone 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. 27 comments
#UDHR 75th Anniversary 🧵 4/n Article 5 No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Article 6 Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law. Article 7 All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal 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. #UDHR 75th Anniversary 🧵 5/n Article 8 Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the constitution or by law. Article 9 No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile. Article 10 Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him. #UDHR 75th Anniversary 🧵 6/n Article 11 Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defence. #UDHR 75th Anniversary 🧵 7/n Article 12 No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks. Article 13 Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state. Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country. #UDHR 75th Anniversary 🧵 9/n Article 16 Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution. #UDHR 75th Anniversary 🧵 10/n Article 17 Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others. Article 18 Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change 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. #UDHR 75th Anniversary 🧵 11/n Article 19 Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers. Article 20 Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association. #UDHR 75th Anniversary 🧵 12/n Article 21 Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives. The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures. #UDHR 75th Anniversary 🧵 13/n Article 22 Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality. #UDHR 75th Anniversary 🧵 15/n Article 24 Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay. Article 25 Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of[…] lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control. #UDHR 75th Anniversary 🧵 16/n Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection. Article 26 Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the [..] fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit. #UDHR 75th Anniversary 🧵 17/n Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to 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. #UDHR 75th Anniversary 🧵18/n Article 27 Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits. #UDHR 75th Anniversary 🧵 19/n Article 28 Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully realized. Article 29 Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of his personality is possible. In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition #UDHR 75th Anniversary 🧵 20/n 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. [..] Article 30 Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein.” END. And now weep. How far off we are from all this.  I was about to say something similar (your final comment). Thank you so much for posting this; it is an important reminder. I don't imagine many have even heard of this vital document.  @pvonhellermannn Thank you for reminding us what politicians once aspired to. @pvonhellermannn This toot with part of the UNDHR about parents having a prior right to choose the type of education their children receive was key in getting home schooling legalised in South Africa. @GinevraCat thank you, that’s really interesting! I was wondering about that clause @pvonhellermannn they put it as a wishlist before christmas but it will never come true as long as humans are in power. as long as -sociopathic- humans are in power. Most humans are not willing to kill for power. But unfortunately when rule by violence (military) is still seen as legit (much less a huge industry), the few who are willing to kill for power -will- use violence to grab at this form of sick stunted power. That never gets any mention in the for profit propaganda machines, nor in the other forms of education they desperately try to manipulate and control.   Billionaires & corporations are funding legal precepts like "super-citizens" The wealthy who can't be taxed Former presidents who cannot be held to account for crimes, past, present, or future Corporations ending the habitability of a planet Oligarchs funding wars & subverting elected government Tech lords colluding with foreign despots & spreading malign influence campaigns Tories & the GOP don't worry about unpopular policies; they have anti-democracy billionaires When political parties are indifferent to the will of the people, it's oligarchy not democracy. Accusations are confessions for the GOP... |
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#UDHR 75th Anniversary 🧵 3/n
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.
Article 3
Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
Article 4
No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.