Simplified Version
This simplified
version of the 30 Articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has
been created especially for young people.
1. We Are All Born
Free & Equal. We are all born
free. We all have our own thoughts and ideas. We should all be treated in the
same way.
2. Don’t
Discriminate. These rights
belong to everybody, whatever our differences.
3. The Right to
Life. We all have the
right to life, and to live in freedom and safety.
4. No Slavery. Nobody has any right to make us a slave. We cannot
make anyone our slave.
5. No Torture. Nobody has any right to hurt us or to torture us.
6. You Have Rights
No Matter Where You Go. I am a person just
like you!
7. We’re All Equal
Before the Law. The law is the
same for everyone. It must treat us all fairly.
8. Your Human
Rights Are Protected by Law.
We can all ask for the law to help us when we are not treated fairly.
9. No Unfair
Detainment. Nobody has the
right to put us in prison without good reason and keep us there, or to send us
away from our country.
10. The Right to
Trial. If we are put on
trial this should be in public. The people who try us should not let anyone
tell them what to do.
11. We’re Always
Innocent Till Proven Guilty.
Nobody should be blamed for doing something until it is proven. When people say
we did a bad thing we have the right to show it is not true.
12. The Right to
Privacy. Nobody should try
to harm our good name. Nobody has the right to come into our home, open our
letters, or bother us or our family without a good reason.
13. Freedom to
Move. We all have the
right to go where we want in our own country and to travel as we wish.
14. The Right to
Seek a Safe Place to Live. If we are
frightened of being badly treated in our own country, we all have the right to
run away to another country to be safe.
15. Right to a
Nationality. We all have the
right to belong to a country.
16. Marriage and
Family. Every grown-up has
the right to marry and have a family if they want to. Men and women have the
same rights when they are married, and when they are separated.
17. The Right to
Your Own Things. Everyone has the
right to own things or share them. Nobody should take our things from us
without a good reason.
18. Freedom of
Thought. We all have the
right to believe in what we want to believe, to have a religion, or to change
it if we want.
19. Freedom of
Expression. We all have the
right to make up our own minds, to think what we like, to say what we think,
and to share our ideas with other people.
20. The Right to
Public Assembly. We all have the
right to meet our friends and to work together in peace to defend our rights.
Nobody can make us join a group if we don’t want to.
21. The Right to
Democracy. We all have the
right to take part in the government of our country. Every grown-up should be
allowed to choose their own leaders.
22. Social
Security. We all have the
right to affordable housing, medicine, education, and childcare, enough money
to live on and medical help if we are ill or old.
23. Workers’
Rights. Every grown-up has
the right to do a job, to a fair wage for their work, and to join a trade
union.
24. The Right to
Play. We all have the
right to rest from work and to relax.
25. Food and Shelter
for All. We all have the
right to a good life. Mothers and children, people who are old, unemployed or
disabled, and all people have the right to be cared for.
26. The Right to
Education. Education is a
right. Primary school should be free. We should learn about the United Nations
and how to get on with others. Our parents can choose what we learn.
27. Copyright. Copyright is a special law that protects one’s own
artistic creations and writings; others cannot make copies without permission.
We all have the right to our own way of life and to enjoy the good things that
art, science and learning bring.
28. A Fair and Free
World. There must be
proper order so we can all enjoy rights and freedoms in our own country and all
over the world.
29. Responsibility. We have a duty to other people, and we should protect
their rights and freedoms.
30. No One Can Take
Away Your Human Rights.
Activities:
1-
Circle the correct answer:
The
Universal Declaration of Human Rights is-
- a film
- a written document
- a set of countries
2-
Write down three articles from the Declaration that you consider the most important and explain why.
3-
Write a composition (10 lines) explaining why all the countries in
the world should comply with the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights.
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