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The Rights Of The United Nations Universal Declaration Of Human Rights

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All human beings are born with rights no matter a person’s race, religion, or gender. There are 30 of rights found in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Under the UDHR there are 30 rights given to humans that were created to stop war from happening among people. These rights should have the power to prevent war from happening by giving every human life importance. Everyone has the same human rights shows all lives matter and are important and should be respected. Three human rights as based on the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights are the right to life, freedom from slavery, and freedom from torture. The first human right is the right to life. Article 3 of the UDHR states, “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.” Every human deserves to live and be protected from harm. Unfortunately this is not always honored. Many people lose their lives in war, famine, and various types of violence. An example of people’s right to life being violated is when genocide occurs. In 1994 in Rwanda, Hutus attempted to wipe out all of the Tutsis. Hundreds of thousands of innocent people lost their lives during the Rwandan Genocide. All human beings have the right to life, but too often in history that right has not always been honored as we see in Rwanda and other situations around the world. The second human right is freedom from slavery. The fourth article in the UDHR states, “no one shall be held in slavery or servitude;

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