Tuesday, November 17, 2009

30 Basic Human Rights



According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, created by the United Nations in 1948, we have 30 basic human rights.

While some of us may dispute specifics, like who is to provide (pay for) "the right to affordable housing, medicine, education, and child care, enough money to live on" (#22), this document gives us a starting point for discussions.

FYI - protecting Copyrights (#27) is a hot topic in this electronic age, and it certainly seems that some of our enemies are opposed to "A free and fair world" (#28) if that means allowing us to enjoy our other rights.

This link discusses the same list of rights in more accessible language.

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