Annex II: Articles in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Which the Framework Was Based

(1) Equal in dignity and rights

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.

(2) Entitled to all rights and freedoms without any distinction

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.

(3) Right to life, liberty and security of person

Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.

(5) No to torture or to cruel treatment

No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

(6) Right to recognition as a person before the law

Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.

(7) Entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of 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.

(8) Right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals

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.

(10) Entitled to independent and impartial tribunal

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.

(15) Right to a nationality

15.1: Everyone has the right to a nationality.

15.2: No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality.

(16) Right to marry and to found a family

16.1: 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.

16.2: Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses.

16.3: The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State.

(17) Right to own property

17.1: Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.

17.2: No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.

(19) Right to freedom of opinion and expression

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.

(21) Right to take part in public service

21.1: Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives.

21.2: Everyone has the right of equal access to public service in his country.

21.3: 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.

(22) Right to social security

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.

(23) Right to work

23.1: Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.

23.2: Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.

23.3: Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.

23.4: Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests.

(24) Right to rest and holidays

Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.

(25) Right to adequate health and well-being and special care of motherhood and childhood

25.1: 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 unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control. 

25.2: 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.

(26) Right to education

26.1: Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and 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.

26.2: 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.

26.3: Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.

(27) Right to to participate freely in the cultural life of the community

27.1: 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.

27.2: Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author.

(28) Entitled to a social and international order

Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully realized.