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Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.

(a)  

2.

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.

(a)  

3.

Everyone has the right to a nationality and no one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality.

(a)  

4.

All people have the equal right to participate directly in government or freely elect representatives. Government's authority must derive from the people's will, expressed through genuine periodic elections with universal, equal voting rights by secret ballot.

(a)  

5.

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.

(a)  

6.

No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.

(a)  

7.

  1. Those accused of crimes are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a public trial with full defense rights and no one shall be guilty of a crime for an act that was not illegal when committed; nor can one face a heavier penalty than was applicable when the offense was committed.



(a)  

8.

  1. 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 belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.



(a)  

9.

  1. Everyone has the right to an adequate standard of living including necessities for health and well-being for themselves and family. There is also a right to support in case of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or circumstances beyond one’s control. Mothers and children deserve special care and assistance. All children, regardless of birth status, have equal rights to social protection.



(a)  

10.

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



(a)  

11.

  1. All people are entitled to basic rights and freedoms without discrimination by characteristics like race, religion, political beliefs, nationality, or social status. Additionally, a person's rights are not affected by attributes of the country they belong to such as independence or sovereignty.



(a)  

12.

  1. Individuals have the right to freedom of movement within a country and the right to leave or return to one's own country.



(a)  

13.

  1. All adults, regardless of race, nationality, religion or other attributes, have the equal fundamental right to marry and found a family with their full and free consent, and to equal rights and protections for their family. The family is regarded as the basic unit of society deserving of protection.



(a)  

14.

  1. All people have the rights to work, choose employment freely, and receive just and favorable working conditions and protection from unemployment. Additionally, all workers have the rights to equal pay for equal work, just and favorable remuneration ensuring human dignity for themselves and their families, form and join trade unions, and receive social protections if needed.



(a)  

15.

  1. Everyone has duties to the community as free development of one's personality is only possible there. In exercising one's rights and freedoms, one is subject only to legal limits ensuring respect for others' rights and freedoms, and meeting just requirements of morality, public order and general welfare in a democratic society consistent with UN purposes and principles.



(a)  

16.

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



(a)  

17.

  1. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.



(a)  

18.

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



(a)  

19.

  1. Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; which includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.



(a)  

20.

  1. All individuals have the right to free and compulsory elementary education, as well as access to technical, professional and higher education based on merit. Education systems aim to fully develop each human personality and strengthen respect for human rights and freedoms by promoting understanding between all people. Parents have the primary role in choosing their children's education.



(a)  

21.

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



(a)  

22.

  1. All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. Therefore is entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.



(a)  

23.

  1. 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.



(a)  

24.

  1. 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.



(a)  

25.

  1. All people have the right to take part in community cultural activities, enjoy art, and benefit from scientific progress. Additionally, everyone is entitled to protection of their moral and material interests from any scientific, literary or artistic works they have created.



(a)  

26.

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



(a)  

27.

  1. 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)  

28.

  1. Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others. Where no one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.



(a)  

29.

  1. Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association and no one may be compelled to belong to an association.



(a)  

30.

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



(a)