Universalist Concept of Legal rights and Ethics

This week we ask ourselves “What are human rights?”
Dictionaries define human rights as a Universalist concept of legal rights and ethics. Unfortunately most people are unaware of their human rights. Today I will give you some insight into these rights and show you how you can learn more information about the Human Rights that we are all entitled to.

On December 10th 1948 a group of nations known as the General Assembly of the United Nations decided upon what was to be the Universalist concept of legal rights and ethics. It was then published, and is now known as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Today states are obligated to respect, protect and follow the thirty Human Rights that are listed under the declaration

Below is a sample of five of the thirty listed;

• 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.
  
• Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
  
• No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.
  
• No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
  
• Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.

According to Universal Declaration of Human Rights official website posted by the United Nations (www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/) “The General Assembly of the United Nations called upon all member countries to adopt the declaration and "to cause it to be disseminated, displayed, read and expounded principally in schools and other educational institutions, without distinction based on the political status of countries or territories.”

So get to know your Human Rights!

For a full listing of the thirty stated rights log on to Universal Declaration of Human Rights website; http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/ or check out the following website for more information:

Human Rights.com visual aid- http://www.humanrights.com/#/home

Human Rights Watch - http://www.hrw.org/

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