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“Ask not what your country
can do for you. Ask what you
can do for your country.”
John F. Kennedy > 
(1917-1963)
The 35th President
of the United States of America



Customized, Uniform and Harmonized Declaration of Human Rights

Prologue
Inasmuch as recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world,
Forasmuch as disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people,
Insofar as it is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights should be protected by the rule of law,
Insomuch as it is essential to promote the development of friendly relations between nations,
In view of the fact that the peoples of the Confederated League of Nations have in the Charter reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity of and worth of the human person and in the equal rights of men and women and have determined to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom for the reason that Member States have pledged themselves to achieve, in cooperation with the Confederated League of Nations, the promotion of universal respect for an observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms, taking into account that a common understanding of these rights and freedoms is of the greatest importance for the full realization of this pledge,
Henceforth the Amalgamated Assembly proclaims, this uniform and harmonic DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the end that every individual and every organ of society, keeping this Declaration constantly in mind, shall strive by teaching and education to promote respect for these rights and freedoms and by progressive measures, national and international, to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance, both among the peoples of Member States themselves and among the peoples of territories under their jurisdiction.

Treatise 1
People 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.

Treatise 2
The general public is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, color, 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.

Treatise 3
People love the right to life, liberty and security of person.

Treatise 4
People shall not be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.

Treatise 5
People shall not be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

Treatise 6
People have the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.

Treatise 7
People 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.

Treatise 8
People have the right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted by the constitution or by law.

Treatise 9
People shall not be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.

Treatise 10
A person 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.

Treatise 11
1) Any individual charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law in a public trial at which he or she has had all the guarantees necessary for his/her defense.
2) No individual 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.

Treatise 12
No individual shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honor and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.

Treatise 13
1) An individual has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state.
2) An individual has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.

Treatise 14
1) An individual has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.
2) This right may not be invoked in the case of prosecutions genuinely arising from non-political crimes or from acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the Confederated League of Nations.

Treatise 15
1) An individual has the right to a nationality.
2) No individual shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality.

Treatise 16
1) Individuals of consensual age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution.
2) Matrimony shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses.
3) The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State.

Treatise 17
1) An individual has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.
2) No individual shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.

Treatise 18
An individual has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in pubic or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.

Treatise 19
An individual has the right to freedom of opinion and expression, this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.

Treatise 20
1) An individual has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.
2) No individual may be compelled to belong to an association.

Treatise 21
1) An individual has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives.
2) An individual has the right of equal access to public service in his country.
3) The volition of the populace shall be the basis of the authority of government; this desire shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be universal, and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.

Treatise 22
An individual, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international cooperation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his or her dignity and the free development of his or her personality.

Treatise 23
1) An individual has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favorable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.
2) An individual without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.
3) An individual who works has the right to just and favorable remuneration ensuring for himself or herself and his or her family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.
4) An individual has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his/her interests.

Treatise 24
An individual has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.

Treatise 25
1) An individual has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself or herself and of his or her family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.
2) Maternal and pre-adolescent settings are entitled to special care and assistance. All offspring, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection.

Treatise 26
1) An individual has the right to education. Education shall be free at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Universal primary education shall be compulsory. Vocational and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.
2) Curriculums shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the Confederated League of Nations for the maintenance of peace.
3) Guardians have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their wards.

Treatise 27
1) An individual 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.
2) An individual has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from an any scientific or artistic production of which he or she is the author.

Treatise 28
An individual is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully realized.

Treatise 29
1) An individual has duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of his or her personality is possible.
2) In the exertion of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order and the general welfare in a democratic society.
3) Such privilege may in no case be utilized contrary to the purposes and principles of the Confederated League of Nations.

Treatise 30
No annotation in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any Sate, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein.

Treatise 31
The citizenry owes allegiance to the State. The State is obliged to the populace, even if hampered due to societal complexity.