Human Rights around the world

Children in Pakistan are forced to work in carpet factories for little pay and long hours; they cannot go to school.

• Article 26: Right to Education

• Article 23: Right to Desirable Work and to Join Trade Unions

• Article 4: Freedom from Slavery

A woman in Iran is beaten for not covering her face in public, an illegal act.

• Article 18: Freedom of Belief and Religion

• Article 22: Right to Social Security

• Article 25: Right to Adequate Living Standard

A teacher insults a student for answering a question incorrectly.

• Article 11: Right to be Considered Innocent until Proven Guilty

• Article 5: Freedom from Torture and Degrading Treatment

• Article 19: Freedom of Opinion and Information

Garment workers in Sri Lanka are forced to work long hours in poorly lit shops and to wait months to be paid.

• Article 23: Right to Desirable Work and to Join Trade Unions

• Article 17: Right to Own Property

• Article 24: Right to Rest and Leisure

The city council removes books from the public library that it considers immoral or unpatriotic.

• Article 19: Freedom of Opinion and Information

• Article 27: Right to Participate in the Cultural Life of Community

• Article 15: Right to a Nationality and the Freedom to Change It

The Chinese government punishes a couple for having a second child.

• Article 13: Right to Free Movement in and out of the Country

• Article 12: Freedom from Interference with Privacy, Family, Home and Correspondence

• Article 17: Right to Own Property

A criminal in El Salvador is held in jail for months without being charged with any crime.

• Article 6: Right to Recognition as a Person before the Law

• Article 10: Right to Fair Public Hearing

• Article 11: Right to be Considered Innocent until Proven Guilty

What is the first article of Human Rights

• Freedom from Discrimination

• Right to Equality

• Right to Equality before the Law