Human Rights
January 15, 2008
Just this afternoon I watched a program hosted by the College of International Relations about Human Rights. All along I thought they were simply just the right to love, the right to vote, the right to have sex and of course the right to freedom of speech. Little did I (or we) know there are more rights we’re not aware of that we can actually declare to protect ourselves and our dignity.
Here are the thirty Human Rights:
1. We are Born Free and Equal
2. Don’t Discriminate
3. The Right to Life
4. No Slavery
5. No Torture
6. You Have Rights No Matter Where You Go
7. We are All Equal Before the Law
8. Your Human Rights are Protected by the Law
9. No Unfair Detainment
10. The Right to Trial
11. We are Always Innocent ’til Proven Guilty
12. The Right to Privacy
13. Freedom to Move
14. To Seek a Safe Place to Live
15. Right to a Nationality
16. Marriage and Family
17. The Right to Your Own Things
18. Freedom of Thought
19. Freedom of Expression
20. Right to Public Assembly
21. Right to Democracy
22. Social Security
23. Workers’ Rights
24. Right to Play
25. Food and Shelter for All
26. Right to Education
27. Copyright
28. A Fair and Free World
29. Responsibility
30. No One Can Take Away Your Human Rights (may include your own parents)
Born out of the atrocities and enormous loss of life during World War II, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was created by the United Nations to provide a common understanding of what everyone’s rights are. It forms the basis for a world built on freedom, justice and peace.
Source: Youth for Human Rights International
Tempest Trodden 
One fundamental and primal right is missing
there – that oughjt to be added:
Becoz, our society, politicians and priests are
“POLICING” our natural sex and luv life. It’s simply ugly. They have no business to mess up there. They SUPRESS and the result is the counter expression in the form of rape, murder, homo, porno and what not.
I quite agree with you. Relatedly I kind of feel sorry for gays and lesbians (not that I have anything against them) for religion often interferes with their identities.
But it was the UN itself who declared those Human Rights. If there will ever be a change, it’ll be them to decide. For now let us enjoy our 30 rights. =)