Article 1   All people are born free.  All people are born equal and so have equal rights.  People can think for themselves and understand what's going on around them.  Everyone should act as brothers and sisters.

Article 2   These rights and freedoms are meant to be enjoyed by everyone, no matter what class, race, sex, nationality, religion or political alignment.  No matter what part of the world, country or family they are from.              

Article 3   Everyone has the right to live, the right to be free and the right to personal safety.

Article 4   No one can be someone else's slave.

Article 5   No one shall be subjected to torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

Article 6   The law must be the same for everyone, everywhere.

Article 7   The law must protect everyone.

Article 8   People have the right to protection by the courts, so that their rights are respected.

Article 9   People cannot be arrested, held or sent away from their country for unjust reasons.

Article 10  Everyone has the right to a fair trial.

Article 11 

1. People who are accused of doing something wrong are to be thought innocent until proven guilty.
2. No one can receive a big punishment for a small crime.

Article 12  No one has the right to interfere in other people's private lives, families, homes or correspondence.  No one can attack or lie about a person.

Article 13 

1. People have the right of free movement within their country.
2. People have the right to leave any country, even their own, and then return.

 Article 14 

1. People have the right to seek shelter and safety in other countries without being told to go home.
2. People are denied this right when they have broken this law.

Article 15 

1. Everyone has the right to belong to a nation.
2. No person or people shall have their nationality taken awayfrom them.  Everyone also has the right to change their nationality, if they want to.

*Article 16

1. All men and women, no matter what race, religion, or nationality, have the right to get married and start a family as equal partners once they've reached a certain age.
2. A man and a woman can only get married if they both agree and both have equal rights in the marriage.
3. The family is a natural and important part of society and should be protected be the law.

Article 17 

1. Everyone has the right  to own property, alone and with others.
2. Anything that belongs to a person can't be taken away from them unless there's a fair reason.

Article 18  People have the right to their own beliefs and to practice their own religion and beliefs in private or in public, alone orwith others.

Article 19  Everyone has the right to think the way they like and to share their thoughts openly with others.       

Article 20 

1. All people have the right to meet together and to form groups.
2. No one can be forced into a group if he or she doesn't want to join.

Article 21 

1. Everyone has the right to participate in their government.
2. Everyone has equal access to serve in any position in the government of their country.
3. A government's authority comes from the will of the people.
4. The government must hold regular elections and everyone has the right to vote.

Article 22  People's money, reputation, and identity are to be protected by his or her country.

Article 23 

1. Everyone has the right to work.  People have the right to choose their job. Everyone has the right to good working conditions and protection against unemployment.
2. Everyone has the right to equal pay  for equal work.
3. People should earn enough to keep themselves and their families healthy, to give them enough food to eat and enough clothes to wear, somewhere to live, and medical attention whenthey're ill.
4. Everyone has the right to form and join trade unions.

Article 24  Everyone has the right to rest.  They should have a limitednumber of working hours and should be paid while they're onholiday.

*Article 25

1. Everyone has the right to necessary food, clothing, housing,medical care and social services.  Everyone has the right to economic security during unemployment sickness, disability, widowhood or old age.
2. Mothers and children have the right to special care and assistance.  All children have the same rights, whether their parents are married or not.

Article 26 

1. Everyone has the right to go to school and school must be free. Everyone should have access to technical and professional education. Education should emphasize understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, races and religious groups. Education should support the United Nations work to maintain peace.
2. Education should allow us to grow as much as possible and respect human rights and freedom.
3. Parents can choose where their children will go to school.

Article 27 

1. Everyone has the right to participate in the cultural expression of their community and to enjoy its art, literature, the benefits of science.
2. Everyone is protected from those who might copy or steal their ideas.

Article 28  Everyone has the right to live in a world where this document will be followed.  

Article 29 

1. Everyone is responsible to the community in which they live.
2. Laws are established to protect everyone's human rights.
3. People can not use their freedom to violate the human rights of others.

Article 30  Nothing that is written in this document may be used to justifytaking away the rights and freedoms set out in this declaration.

* This document does not acknowledge the human right to all sexual orientations consequently it does not uphold  full social protection for gays, lesbians and bisexuals.  Article 16 defines heterosexist notions of family excluding the various forms of families that exist in our world.

* Article 25 speaks to the special assistance necessary for mothers and their children to enjoy full equality and protection in society.  It does not explain that this assistance must be economic, such as maternity leave and day care, in order to allow mothers their rightful freedom. In addition, this article does not challenge the underlying assumption that mothers are more responsible for child care than fathers, consequently perpetuating sexual inequality in society.  On December 10, 1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted this declaration as the standard for people around the world.  However, not all countries respect this document. It is important that these standards and rights be known and shared with everyone, everywhere, all over the world.

An Adaptation By Peace at Home, Inc.