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14. Human Dignity and Human Harmony:
Human Rights and Peace |
Human internal harmony and internal synergy ('innergy') of body, mind,
spirit
Human social harmony and synergies in all human dimensions, with
commonalities as bonding element and diversity as dynamic factor.
Recognition of universal, inviolable and indivisible Human Rights based
on the universality of Human Dignity
Human Dynamic Harmony and Full Respect for Human Rights as requirement
of Genuine Peace
Violence, especially physical, as violation of human dignity of both
perpetrator and victim, and the culture of violence as an indicator of
lack of human development and an obstacle to any further human
development.
THE 15 EMPOWERING PARADIGMS: |
1.
Total Human Development and Harmony Through
Synergism
2.
Holistic Health Care and Medicine
3.
Deep Ecology and Harmony with Nature
4.
Sense of History and Sense of Mission
5.
Civics and Democratic Governance
6.
Culture as Community Creativity
7.
Light-Seeking and Light-Sharing Education
8.
Gender Sensitivity, Equality & Harmony
9.
Reconstructive/Restor-ative Justice
10.
Associative Economics, Social Capital and
Sustainable Development
11.
Synergetic Leadership and Organizations
12.
Appropriate/Adaptive Technology
13.
Mutual Enrichment of Families and Friendships
14.
Human Dignity and Human Harmony: Human Rights and
Peace
15.
Aesthetics Without Boundaries: 'Art from the
Heart'
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Universal
Declaration of Human Rights
By the United Nations General Assembly
Promulgated by the UN
General Assembly on December 10, 1948
Preamble
Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and
inalienable
rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom,
justice and peace in the world,
Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in
barbarous
acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a
world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief
and
freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest
aspiration of
the common people,
Whereas it is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have
recourse, as
a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human
rights should be protected by the rule of law,
Whereas it is essential to promote the development of friendly
relations
between nations,
Whereas the peoples of the United Nations have in the Charter
reaffirmed
their faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of
the
human person and in the equal rights of men and women and have
determined to
promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom,
Whereas Member States have pledged themselves to achieve, in
cooperation
with the United Nations, the promotion of universal respect for and
observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms,
Whereas
a common understanding of
these rights and freedoms is of the greatest importance for the full
realization of this pledge,
Now, Therefore, The General Assembly,
Proclaims this Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a common
standard of
achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the end that every
individual and every organ of society, keeping this Declaration
constantly
in mind, shall strive by teaching and education to promote respect for
these
rights and freedoms and by progressive measures, national and
international,
to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance,
both
among the peoples of Member States themselves and among the peoples of
territories under their jurisdiction.
Article I
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They
are
endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another
in a
spirit of brotherhood.
Article 2
Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this
Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour,
sex,
language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social
origin,
property, birth or other status.
Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the
political,
jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to
which
a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing
or
under any other limitation of sovereignty.
Article
3
Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
Article
4
No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave
trade
shall be prohibited in all their forms.
Article
5
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading
treatment or punishment.
Article 6
Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the
law.
Article 7
All are equal before the law and are entitled without any
discrimination to
equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection
against
any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any
incitement to such discrimination.
Article 8
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.
Article 9
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.
Article 10
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.
Article 11
1. Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed
innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at
which he
has had all the guarantees necessary for his defence.
2. No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any
act or
omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or
international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a
heavier
penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the
penal
offence was committed.
Article 12
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.
Article 13
1. Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within
the
borders of each State.
2. Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and
to
return to his country.
Article 14
1. Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries
asylum
from persecution.
2. This right 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.
Article 15
1. Everyone has the right to a nationality.
2. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied
the
right to change his nationality.
Article 16
1. Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race,
nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family.
They
are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its
dissolution.
2. Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent
of the
intending spouses.
3. The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and
is
entitled to protection by society and the State.
Article 17
1. Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in
association
with others.
2. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.
Article 18
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.
Article 19
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right
includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek,
receive
and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of
frontiers.
Article 20
1. Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and
association.
2. No one may be compelled to belong to an association.
Article 21
1. Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his
country,
directly or through freely chosen representatives.
2. Everyone has the right to equal access to public service in his
country.
3. The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of
government;
this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which
shall
be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or
by
equivalent free voting procedures.
Article 22
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.
Article 23
1. Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to
just and
favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.
2. Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for
equal work.
3. Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration
ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human
dignity,
and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.
4. Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the
protection of his interests.
Article 24
Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable
limitation
of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.
Article 25
1. Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the
health
and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing,
housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right
to
security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood,
old
age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.
2. Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and
assistance. All
children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same
social
protection.
Article 26
1. Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at
least in
the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be
compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made
generally
available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on
the
basis of merit.
2. Education shall be directed to the full development of the human
personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and
fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and
friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall
further
the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.
3. Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that
shall be
given to their children.
Article 27
1. Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of
the
community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and
its
benefits.
2. Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material
interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic
production of
which he is the author.
Article 28
Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the
rights
and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully realized.
Article 29
1. Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and
full
development of his personality is possible.
2. In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be
subject
only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the
purpose of
securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of
others
and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order and the
general welfare in a democratic society.
3. These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to
the
purposes and principles of the United Nations.
Article 30
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.
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