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THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
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WHEREAS recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and
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inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation
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of freedom, justice and peace in the world,
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WHEREAS disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in
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barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the
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advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech
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and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the
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highest aspiration of the common people,
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WHEREAS, it is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have
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recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and
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oppression, that human rights should be protected by the rule of law,
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WHEREAS it is essential to promote the development of friendly
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relations between nations,
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WHEREAS the peoples of the United Nations have in their Charter
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reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and
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worth of the human person and in the equal rights of men and women and
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have determined to promote social progress and better standards of life
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in larger freedoms,
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WHEREAS Member States have pledged themselves to achieve, in
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cooperation with the United Nations, the promotion of universal respect
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for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms,
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WHEREAS a common understanding of these rights and freedoms is of
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the greatest importance for the full realization of this pledge,
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROCLAIMS this Universal
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Declaration of Human Rights as a common standard of achievement for all
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peoples and all nations, to that end that every individual and every
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organ of society, keeping this Declaration constantly in mind, shall
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strive by teaching and education to promote respect for these rights
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and freedoms and by progressive measures, national and international,
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to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance,
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both among the peoples of Member states themselves and among the
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peoples of territories under their jurisdiction.
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ARTICLE 1.
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All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They
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are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one
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another in a spirit of brotherhood.
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ARTICLE 2.
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Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in
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this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race,
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colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national
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or social origin, property, birth, or other status.Furthermore, no
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distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional
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or international status of the country or territory to which a person
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belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under
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any other limitation of sovereignty.
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ARTICLE 3.
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Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
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ARTICLE 4.
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No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave
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trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.
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ARTICLE 5.
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No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or
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degrading treatment or punishment.
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ARTICLE 6.
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Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before
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the law.
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ARTICLE 7.
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All are created equal before the law and are entitled without any
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discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to
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equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this
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Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.
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ARTICLE 8.
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Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent
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national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted
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him by the constitution or by law.
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ARTICLE 9.
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No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention, or exile.
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ARTICLE 10.
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Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing
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by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his
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rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him.
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ARTICLE 11.
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(1) Everyone charged with a penal offense has the right to be
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presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public
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trail at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defense.
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(2) No one shall be held guilty of any penal offense on account of
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any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offense , under
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national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor
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shall a heavier penalty be imposed than one that was applicable at the
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time the penal offense was committed.
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ARTICLE 12.
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No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his
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privacy, family, or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and
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reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against
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such interference or attacks.
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ARTICLE 13.
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(1) Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence
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within the borders of each state.
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(2) Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own,
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and to return to his country.
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ARTICLE 14.
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(1) Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy, in other countries,
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asylum from persecution.
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(2) This right may not be invoked in the case of prosecutions
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genuinely arising from non-political crimes or from acts contrary to
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the purposes and principles of the United Nations.
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ARTICLE 15.
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(1) Everyone has the right to a nationality.
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(2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor
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denied the right to change his nationality.
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ARTICLE 16.
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(1) Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race,
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nationality, or religion, have the right to marry and found a family.
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They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and
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at its dissolution.
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(2) Marriage shall be entered into only with the free will and full
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consent of the intending spouses.
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(3) The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society
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and is entitled to protection by society and the State.
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ARTICLE 17.
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(1) Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in
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association with others.
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(2) No one shall arbitrarily be deprived of his property.
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ARTICLE 18.
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Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and
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religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief,
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and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or
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private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice,
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worship and observance.
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ARTICLE 19.
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Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this
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right includes to hold opinions without interference and to seek,
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receive, and impart information and ideas through any media and
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regardless of frontiers.
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ARTICLE 20.
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(1) Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and
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association.
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(2) No one may be compelled to belong to an association.
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ARTICLE 21.
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(1) Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his
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county, directly or through freely chosen representatives.
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(2) Everyone has the right of equal access to public service in his
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country.
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(3) The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of
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government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine
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elections which shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free
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voting procedures.
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ARTICLE 22.
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Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security
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and is entitled to realization, through national effort and
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international cooperation and in accordance with the organization and
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resources of each State, of the economic, social, and cultural rights
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indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his
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personality.
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ARTICLE 23.
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(1) Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to
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just and favorable conditions of work and to protection against
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unemployment.
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(2) Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay
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for equal work.
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(3) Everyone who works has the right to just and favorable
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remuneration ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of
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human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social
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protection.
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(4) Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the
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protection of his interests.
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ARTICLE 24.
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Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable
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limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.
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ARTICLE 25.
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(1) Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the
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health and well being of himself and of his family, including food,
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clothing, housing, and medical care and necessary social services, and
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to the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness,
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disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in
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circumstances beyond his control.
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(2) Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and
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assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall
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enjoy the same social protection.
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ARTICLE 26.
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(1) Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at
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least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education
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shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made
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generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to
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all on the basis of merit.
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(2) Education shall be directed to the full development of the human
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personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and
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fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and
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friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall
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further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of
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peace.
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(3) Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that
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shall be given to their children.
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ARTICLE 27.
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(1) Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural
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life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific
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advancement and its benefits.
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(2) Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and
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material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic
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production of which he is the author.
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ARTICLE 28.
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Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which
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the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully
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realized.
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ARTICLE 29.
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(1) Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and
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full development of his personality is possible.
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(2) In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be
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subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for
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the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and
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freedoms of others and of meeting the just requirements of morality,
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public order and the general welfare in a democratic society.
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(3) These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary
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to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.
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ARTICLE 30.
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Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any
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State, group or person and right to engage in any activity or to
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perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and
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freedoms set forth herein.
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