Universal+Declaration+of+Human+Rights

1. What are "Universal Human Rights"? Rights that are entitled to all human beings on the Earth regardless of race, gender, age, language, religion, political opinion, birth, origin, or other type of status. 2. Which Rights do you believe to be the most important? Why? Tho most important rights to me are " All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights." (Article 1) and "Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person." (Article 3). Article one establishes the fact that all human beings are initially free of both control and constraints of measures of status. Article 3 encompasses many other articles in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights such as the prohibition of slavery and protection of all human beings. 3. Which Rights surprised you? Why? Article 13 (2) Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country   --- I did not think this was a right that needed to be established and I didn't realize there were some countries who may have attempted to prevent people from leaving or returning. Article 15 --- I never really thought someone or some government had the ability to deny someone the right to change his nationality.
 * (1) Everyone has the right to a nationality.
 * (2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality.

Article 16 --- There are people in the world who have arranged marriages against their will and I did not think the United Nations would care about something like this.
 * (1) 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. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution.
 * (2) Marriage 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.