individual rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights consists of an introduction or preamble and thirty articles . On this page we are going to expose articles 3 to 11 , they are the so-called individual rights.
Study each of these articles:
Is it a freedom or a guarantee (positive or negative)? Some of the articles may be both.
Pay attention to the words with which it is formulated, explain those little known or technical words . Explain the law in your words.
Rights in general have limitations and conditions for their application. Find those limitations and conditions.
What is the reciprocal obligation to the right presented?
Article 3. The right to life
Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
Article 5. No torture
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Article 6.
Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.
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Article 7. Equality before the law
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.
Article 8. Protected by the law
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.
Article 9. No Unfair Detainment
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.
Article 10. The Right to Trial
Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him.
Article 11. Innocent till Proven Guilty
1. Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defense.
2. No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal offence was committed.