Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The origin
The concept of human rights is said to have originated some 2.500 years ago in modern-day Iraq
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the most translated document in the world, available in 370 languages
Access to Internet
United Nations declared internet as a basic human right in 2011
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More than 4.6 Billion people are connected to the internet worldwide as of October 2020
Right to marry
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.
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Currently, 29 nations have legalised same-sex marriages
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
Since 1976, death penalty has been abolished for all crimes in 106 countries
Note: International law says that the use of the death penalty must be restricted to the most serious crimes
Right to education
Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages
Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children
According to a report by UNESCO, 258 Million children, adolescents and youth are out of school
Right to equal pay for equal work
Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.
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Globally, the gender pay gap has been converging constantly and currently stands at 23%, compared to around 40% in 1960s
At current rates, this wage gap will be closed in next 70 years
Family planning & Birth control
In 2012, the UN declared birth control and access to contraception a basic human right
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In the 1968 International Conference on Human Rights, family planning became a human rights obligation of every country, government and policymaker
Right to rest and leisure
Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay
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The first treaty adopted by the ILO in 1919 applied an eight-hour day and 48-hour week to industry
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