What are human rights :

 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights also known as UDHR was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 10 December 1948, Vide resolution No.217 of General Assembly in Paris.

150 countries have signed the declaration while Iran has signed in 1957.

Further, the Universal Declaration has given rise to a range of other international agreements which are legally binding on the countries that ratify them. These include

the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and

the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).

Articles under declaration:

ARTICLE 1 states, “all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights “.

ARTICLE 2 – FREEDOM OF DISCRIMINATION 

ARTICLE 3 – RIGHT TO LIFE , LIBERTY , PERSONAL SECURITY

ARTICLE 4 – FREEDOM FROM SLAVERY 

ARTICLE 5 – FREEDOM FROM TORTURE AND DEGRADING TREATMENT 

ARTICLE 6- RIGHT TO RECOGNITION AS A PERSON BEFORE LAW 

ARTICLE 7- RIGHT TO EQUALITY BEFORE THE LAW 

ARTICLE 8- RIGHT TO REMEDY BY COMPETENT TRIBUNAL

ARTICLE 9 – FREEDOM FROM ARBITARY AND EXILE

ARTICLE 10- RIGHT TO FAIR PUBLIC TRAINING

ARTICLE 11 – RIGHT TO BE CONSIDERED INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY

ARTICLE 12 - FREEDOM FROM INTERFERENCE WITH PRIVACY 

ARTICLE 13- RIGHT TO FREE MOVEMENT IN AND OUT OF THE COUNTRY

ARTICLE 14- RIGHT TO ASYLUM IN OTHER COUNTRIES FROM PERSECUTION 

ARTICLE 15 – RIGHT TO NATIONALITY AND FREEDOM TO CHANGE 

ARTICLE 16 – RIGHT TO MARRIAGE AND FAMILY 

ARTICLE 17 – RIGHT TO OWN PROPERTY 

ARTICLE 18 – FREEDOM RELIGION AND BELIEF

ARTICLE 19 – FREEDOM OF OPINION 

ARTICLE 20 – RIGHT OF PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY AND ASSOCIATION 

ARTICLE 21 – RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN GOVERNMENT AND IN FREE ELECTIONS 

ARTICLE 22 – RIGHT TO SOCIAL SECURITY

ARTICLE 23- RIGHT TO DESIRABLE WORK AND TO JOIN TRADE UNIONS 

ARTICLE 24- RIGHT TO REST AND LIESURE

ARTICLE 25-RIGHT TO ADEQUATE LIVING STANDARD 

ARTICLE 26 – RIGHT TO EDUCATION 

ARTICLE 27 – RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN CULTURAL LIFE OF COMMUNITY 

ARTICLE 28- RIGHT TO SOCIAL ORDER THAT ARTICULATES THIS DOCUMENT 

ARTICLE 29 – COMMUNITY DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL TO FREE AND FULL DEVELOPMENT 

ARTICLE 30 – FREEDOM FROM STATE OR PERSONAL INTERFERENCE IN THE ABOVE RIGHTS

The remaining articles include the RIGHT TO ASYLUM, the RIGHT TO FREEDOM FROM TORTURE, the RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH etc..