andredias164's review against another edition
3.0
"Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family are the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world"
"Human beings shall enjoy the freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear... that human rights should be protected by the rule of law. 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."
The Declaration of Human Rights is an important document that is founded under the values of freedom, justice and global peace. It was a big leap in regard to Global Human rights. However, it depicts heavily western values as "Global values".
Article 15
2." No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality."
Unfortunately, this matter is not a reality... "Today, at least 10 million people around the world are denied a nationality" - Source: https://www.unhcr.org/stateless-people.html
Article 16
2. " Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses. "
This is mainly a western standpoint. This point demands western values over the cultural relativism of some countries. E.g: intending spouses chosen by their family members in India.
Article 17
2. "No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property. "
No one is arbitrarily deprived of his property (unless one fully cooperates with the banking/government system, thieves of other kind are just minor rivals of the former ones).
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
Are these values reality? Freedom of thought does really exist worldwide? Even in the western world? Long walk ahead concerning this matter...
Article 23
2. Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work
What about those who work more hours for equal work? Don't they deserve a higher payment compared to those who work fewer hours and to those who are less productive? It should be more specific, though.
" 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" - That's one of the flaws within the declaration. The declaration was mainly based upon western values that basically ignores the moral values of the rest of the world. It would be a global constitution if other values were approved, and not mainly western values. Knowing our rights is fundamental for our own thrive. Our rights must be GLOBAL, specific, and impartial.
Nevertheless, there's still a long way for a reasonable harmony between countries in a Human range, and for that reason, change must be made individually for a collective scope.
FULL TEXT HERE: https://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Documents/UDHR_Translations/eng.pdf
"Human beings shall enjoy the freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear... that human rights should be protected by the rule of law. 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."
The Declaration of Human Rights is an important document that is founded under the values of freedom, justice and global peace. It was a big leap in regard to Global Human rights. However, it depicts heavily western values as "Global values".
Article 15
2." No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality."
Unfortunately, this matter is not a reality... "Today, at least 10 million people around the world are denied a nationality" - Source: https://www.unhcr.org/stateless-people.html
Article 16
2. " Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses. "
This is mainly a western standpoint. This point demands western values over the cultural relativism of some countries. E.g: intending spouses chosen by their family members in India.
Article 17
2. "No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property. "
No one is arbitrarily deprived of his property (unless one fully cooperates with the banking/government system, thieves of other kind are just minor rivals of the former ones).
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
Are these values reality? Freedom of thought does really exist worldwide? Even in the western world? Long walk ahead concerning this matter...
Article 23
2. Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work
What about those who work more hours for equal work? Don't they deserve a higher payment compared to those who work fewer hours and to those who are less productive? It should be more specific, though.
" 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" - That's one of the flaws within the declaration. The declaration was mainly based upon western values that basically ignores the moral values of the rest of the world. It would be a global constitution if other values were approved, and not mainly western values. Knowing our rights is fundamental for our own thrive. Our rights must be GLOBAL, specific, and impartial.
Nevertheless, there's still a long way for a reasonable harmony between countries in a Human range, and for that reason, change must be made individually for a collective scope.
FULL TEXT HERE: https://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Documents/UDHR_Translations/eng.pdf
bardicbramley's review against another edition
4.0
A great book to use in classrooms to discuss the topic of individuals rights and the ideas of consent, individuality and freedom.
The book itself is directly from the declaration, so may need some assistance to help children fully understand. But the illustrations and book itself would act as a perfect physical talking point for topics, and can very easily be further explained or questioned with students.
The book itself is directly from the declaration, so may need some assistance to help children fully understand. But the illustrations and book itself would act as a perfect physical talking point for topics, and can very easily be further explained or questioned with students.
salman_israr's review against another edition
4.0
Wonderful but it needs updating and more specification in many places.
rehemamalaika's review against another edition
5.0
i read it on a whim. dont know how many stars to give but it was pretty great.
edit: just learned that today is International Human Rights Day. wow what a coincidence that i read it today. seems abt appropriate. might just give 5 stars bcuz now i feel good lol
edit: just learned that today is International Human Rights Day. wow what a coincidence that i read it today. seems abt appropriate. might just give 5 stars bcuz now i feel good lol
libra17's review against another edition
5.0
A well-formatted, starightforward presentation of 1948's Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
elizabethwig's review against another edition
5.0
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was written following World War Two by the United Nations. It is instrumental in laying out many of the rights every person should have in the hopes of preventing the terrible violations and conditions of the war. From genocide to slaughter on the battlefield, the war was an experience no one wanted to repeat. While wars and genocides unfortunately still go on in the world, countries are now better equipped with a solid, agreed-upon set of decisions to say "Your country must fulfill these requirements or we will put economic or other pressure on you." It isn't perfect, but it's a huge step for human rights.
Knowing your rights is the first step to fulfilling them, and this document enumerates what people should be allowed to do and gives us a world to strive for.
Knowing your rights is the first step to fulfilling them, and this document enumerates what people should be allowed to do and gives us a world to strive for.
antoinettemey's review against another edition
I'm reading this for a course so imma just not rate this thank you
soup's review against another edition
4.0
i read this for a class and like.. it's important and idk what else needs to be said about it??
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