rights

31.08.2021

Companion (2007)

A campaign guide about education and learning for change in Diversity, Human Rights and Participation Companion (2007) is a guide created in the framework of the Council of Europe’s Youth Campaign for Diversity, Human Rights and Participation “All Different – …

05.08.2021

European Union policy for human rights protection

Charter of Fundamental Rights in the European Union When you get acquainted with basic human rights, you will come across several basic documents. In Europe, the two most important organizations active in the protection of human rights are the Council …

05.08.2021

No Hate Speech Movement

Council of Europe youth campaign for human rights online The No Hate Speech Movement Campaign was initiated and led by the Council of Europe, but mainly involves national campaigns in its member states. The campaign was officially launched on March 22, …

05.01.2021

Introduction to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is the first of its kind and it was created right after World War II. Approved by the international community in 1948 it represents the universal recognition that basic rights and fundamental freedoms …

05.01.2021

Article 1: Equality and Dignity

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. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the word ‘dignity’ as follows: …

05.01.2021

Article 2: Freedom from Discrimination

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, …

05.01.2021

Article 3: Security of Person

Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person. The right to life is one of the most fundamental rights in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Every human being has the right to be alive and furthermore, …

05.01.2021

Article 4: Freedom from Slavery

No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms. The Right to Freedom of Slavery ensures that no one is subject to forced labor. This means no one …

05.01.2021

Article 5: Freedom from Inhuman Treatment

No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. The Right to Freedom from Inhuman Treatment ensures that no one should be tortured physically or mentally. No one should be subject to degrading …

05.01.2021

Article 6: Legal Recognition

Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law. To understand article 6, we must understand what the definition of a person is. According to the Oxford Dictionary, the word ‘Person’ means: ‘A human being regarded …

05.01.2021

Article 7: Equality Before the Law

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. Every …

05.01.2021

Article 8: Right to Remedy by Competent Tribunal

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. This right means that every human who is subject to a violation of …

05.01.2021

Article 9: Freedom from Arbitrary Legal Prosecution

No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile. A person can not be arrested, detained, or exiled without a good reason to do so. This is a security for all humans, so no one should live in …

05.01.2021

Article 10: Right to Fair Public Hearing

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. A fair hearing means that an unbiased …

05.01.2021

Article 12: Freedom from Interference

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. This article …

05.01.2021

Article 13: Freedom of Movement

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. This essentially means that everyone has the …

05.01.2021

Article 14: Asylum from Prosecution

Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution. This right may not be invoked in the case of prosecutions genuinely arising from non-political crimes or from acts contrary to the purposes and principles …

05.01.2021

Article 15: Right to a Nationality.

Everyone has the right to a nationality. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality. The right to a nationality has been described as the “right to have rights”. Nationality is …

05.01.2021

Article 16: Right to Marriage.

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 the marriage, and at its …

05.01.2021

Article 18: Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion.

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 …

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