Universal Human Rights Charter – Have we defaulted ??

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Shamsi_Journalist

India is one of the first countries to sign the UDHR  – Universal Declaration of Human Rights and follow the United Nations Charter.

Now, being one of the largest democratic country of the world, are we following all the 30 articles of the Charter in the right spirit ?? Why have we humans become so incumbent that we have ignored the basic of Human Rights treaty and its charter. This charter covers all the essentials for the humans to dwell on this earth and enjoy life. Why are we not realizing the basis of our existence ? what is aftermath, why there are bloodshed, why does someone needs to  fight or waste time, energy or money or revolve around something which is not more valuable than a human ? who is the author of such decisions ? what has happened to our commitments to the signed and solemnly accepted Human Rights Charter.

Think Tank needs to intervene to ensure that the articles of this Charter be followed in the right spirit, in equality and awareness of the existence of the United Nations Assembly is propagated at the grass root levels with people knowing about the charter and their basic human rights.

Below is the list of all the 30 articles which  all the participating nations of the United Nations Assembly abide to  practice and follow,  The Universal Declaration of Human Rights – UDHR is an advisory declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly way back in 1948:

Article 1.
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 defense.
(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 of 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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About Shamsi_Journalist

Mr. Mansur Arif Shamsi is an Indian with vast experience in journalism, ICT, international trade, economic empowerment of marginalized population and peace building, He started his career as a Journalist in Mumbai with leading newspapers like The Daily, Independent, Blitz and national television, as a field reporter he saw it all, got exposed to Social dislocations, Marginalization, Crime, Brutal poverty, etc. After moving to Bangalore, he worked as faculty and taught IT engineers about computer hardware for a reputable institute - IIHT in Bangalore, he then moved further in the information technology field of computer networking, got a Cisco Certified Network Administrator tag and taught government and other industry corporate staff and engineers on basics of Networking. He joined SIFY Ltd. and worked for a decade, which is India’s leading Internet Service provider, he brought laurels to SIFY with many large successful implementations on multinational projects related to MAN and WAN technologies. Mansur has been known by his friends and colleagues as a strategic thinker, resourceful and creative problem-solver where he demonstrated his ability to manage huge Turnkey projects from planning through execution/completion under the pressure of fast-paced, time-sensitive environments. Mr. Mansur Shamsi is the Board Chair of Comfort Designs Inc. a Consultancy firm which innovated successful business designs in the micro manufacturing and service industries mostly operating in large numbers in the rural Indian villages in the Karnataka State. He is also an Empaneled Consultant for the Cluster Development Program - a scheme which is sponsored by the Ministry of Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSME) - Government of India. for Common Facilities Centers (CFC) which help in rural development, employment generation and overall economic growth. He setup A 2 Z Universals FZ LLC company in 2019 in RAKEZ – UAE, Dubai and in the process, he has got associated as a member of Federation of Import and Export Organization (FIEO), Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), Academy of International Business (AIB), The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) and many other government bodies and agencies to help the Farmers, Female entrepreneurs and startups to setup their own business ventures and endeavors in the Export and Import businesses. With his vast experience in the UAE and gulf region and having knowledge of the processes involved in setting up companies for business development, he has joined as a Referral partner with Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ), for promotion of import and export companies by helping them to get business licenses for new entrepreneurs and established business entities all over the world. In 2019 - Mansur joined PROFOH - Professionals For Humanity and presently serves as a member on the Advisory Board of this International NGO having its HQ in USA, with active presence in Germany, Nigeria, Ghana, Nepal, South Africa, Ireland and has presence in many countries with direct association with the United Nations Human Right, World Health Organization and has been recipient over the years of many international awards in the field of providing selfless services in Medical, Social, Education and Water areas - Mansur was appointed as Country director India and has been deeply involved in social upliftment activities and its related soft intervention training programs in India and promotion of Education activities in the GCC region in the spirit of PROFOH vision and values. Mansur is now the Country Director for UAE and the Regional Chairman for the Gulf region since August 2021, has been actively helping the PROFOH’s cause and promoting its values.
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