- 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.
People exploit each other. Or they go all Billy saying they have nothing to do with one another so no.
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.
No. There is sexism, racism, homophobia. And those things are specially blunt in certain places. There are different visa laws for people with different nationalities and people get treated badly or treated like criminals and taken rights away for being "illegal" in a certain territory - which is discriminating towards their nationality so no, we don't get this one either.
Article 3.
- Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
well, i guess they forgot to mention that you only have the right to life if you can pay for it in the us.
Article 4.
- No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.
Tell that to those kids working 16 hours a day sewing sneakers in Indonesia.
Article 5.
- No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Let's think about Guantanamo for a bit.
Article 6.
- Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.
well, not if someone decides that throwing bombs in your house is defending their national security.
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.
Unless of course you're muslim and we need to accuse you of terrorism.
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.
oh we're gonna have to think about guantanamo again?
Article 9.
- No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.
Again?