Human Rights – Article Seven

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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document in the history of human rights. Drafted by representatives with different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world, the Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 (General Assembly resolution 217 A) as a common standard of achievements for all peoples and all nations. It sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected and it has been translated into over 500 languages.

Article 7.

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.

Having established the right to personhood before the law in Article Six, this article proclaims every person’s right to equality before the law. No person shall be discriminated against in their treatment by the law, or in the protection it gives them. No one will be treated preferentially, nor will they be treated less well, nor will anyone incite such inequality against them.

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