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Excerpts from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
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by U.N. via Joe Futrelle
Email: futrelle (nospam) shout.net (unverified!) |
14 Sep 2001
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The U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights, agreed to by the United States, is not in accordance with the U.S. taking military action against the terrorists responsible for this week's attacks. |
The U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights, agreed to by the United States, is not in accordance with the U.S. taking military action against the terrorists responsible for this week's attacks.
Here are some relevant articles. In particular I draw your attention to article 30. Follow the link below for the full document.
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. 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 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.
Article 11 (1): 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.
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 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. |
See also:
http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html
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