People's Version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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Every man, woman and child on this earth are born free and equal in dignity and rights. We are brothers and sisters of the world and it's our job to use our brains and conscience to work things out the best we can.

Everyone is entitled to the rights set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It doesn't matter what color your skin, whether you believe in Buddha, Jesus, or Mohammed. It doesn't matter what language you speak, whether you are rich or poor, or which political party you may vote for. It doesn't matter whether you are from the most powerful or the least powerful nation. All of us, big or small, are the same in the eyes of this declaration.

Every person has the right to live. Every person has the right to be free and the right to feel safe wherever he or she may live.

No human being shall be a slave to another human being. The slave trade, in all it's forms, is against the world law.

No more torture. No minds and no bodies shall suffer degrading or inhuman punishment or treatment.
Everyone has the rights to stand before the law to speak and be heard.

It doesn't matter what we believe in. It doesn't matter who we are. All of us are equal before the law and shall not be discriminated. And if anyone tries to take away this right, we shall be equally protected.

Anyone who has had his or her basic rights violated shall have the right to a fair hearing in front of a competent national tribunal..

No one shall be arrested, put in jail or exiled without just cause.

If you are charged with a criminal offence, your voice, no matter who you are, should be heard fair and square in a public hearing. An independent and impartial tribunal will set out to find what you are accused of and what are your rights.

Everyone has the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty in a public trial, at which everyone has the right to a defense. No one can be guilty of a crime which was not an offence at the time when it was committed.

Everyone has the right to privacy. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary attacks of their family, home, privacy, or reputation.

All people have the right to move and live within the borders of each State. Everyone has the right to leave any country and return to his or her country.

Everyone has the right to enjoy freedom of persecution in other countries. This is not true for acts contrary to the purposes and principles contrary to the United Nations.

Everyone has the right to a nationality.

Everyone (of full age) has the right to marry, and they are entitled to equal rights regarding the marriage. Both spouses must give full consent to get married. The family is entitle protection by society and the State.

Anyone can own property, and no one has the right to arbitrarily seize it.

It is the right of everyone to freedom of thought and freedom of religion.

Freedom of opinion and expression are granted to everyone.

We have the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.

It is a right that every person can take part in his or her government and have equal access to the officials who work in the public service. The will of the people shall be the basis of government and this means every government shall try within all its power to hold election as often as possible with a secret vote for every man and woman.

Every person has the right to grow in dignity and develop as a person. For this to happen, the state must work hard to give social, economic, and cultural security for its people.

We have the right to work and to get equal pay for work.

Everyone has the right to rest and leisure as well as the right to limitations on his work hours. Everyone has the right to have periodic holidays with pay.

We have a right to expect a decent standard of living for our families and neighbors during the good time and during the bad times. Mothers and all children are given special care and help.

Every person has the right to a public education, which should be free at the elementary level. Every person who shows ability should have a chance to obtain higher education and training. All education shall strive to promote peace and understanding among all nations in the spirit of the United Nations Charter.

We have the right to enjoy our culture, to enjoy the arts and share in scientific advancement and its benefits.

We have the right to expect a social and international order his is the bedrock of belief that this Declaration of Human Rights is built on.

We have the right to work together for our communities.

Nothing in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights gives any person or groups of persons the right to destroy what the Declaration stands for and it trying the create for all the people on this earth.



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