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... ...Universal Declaration of Human Rights, December 10, 1948 -- "A Cause for Celebration" ... 'Demands of Dignity' 'Demands of Dignity' <DEVELOPING THE DISCOURSE ON OUR DECEMBER 1Oth DECLARATION>
On-Line Edition of the Book by Ed Aurelio C. Reyes Appendix 1-- B: Universal Declaration of the Rights of Peoples |
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Chapter One -------------------- Appendix 1-B Universal Declaration of the Rights of Peoples [This Document was adopted in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria, on July 4, 1976, and is now being promoted by the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO, no relation to the United Nations), and recognized by the Permanent International Tribunal of Peoples based in The Hague, Holland. No additional information on UNRP, its preparation and its adoption could be accessed by the author at the time of this book’s submission to the printers. As used here, the word “people” refers to human beings collectively in every group, and is therefore in the singular noun form. This full text is downloaded from the website of the Institute of Human Rights of the UNPO, specifically the web page <http://www.unpo.ee/en/index.html>. ] Preamble We live at a time of great hopes and deep despair; a time of conflicts
and contradictions; a time when liberation struggles have succeeded in
arousing the peoples of the world against the domestic and international
structures of imperialism and in overturning colonial systems; a time of
struggle and victory in which new ideals of justice among and within
nations have been adopted; a time when the General Assembly of the United
Nations has given increasing expression, from the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights to the Charter on the Economic and Social Rights and Duties
of States, to the quest for a new international, political and economic
order. But this is also a time of frustration and defeat, as new forms of
imperialism evolve to oppress and exploit the peoples of the world.
Imperialism, using vicious methods, with the complicity of
governments that it has itself often installed, continues to dominate a
part of the world. Through direct or indirect intervention, through
multinational enterprises, through manipulation of corrupt local
politicians, with the assistance of military regimes based on police
repression, torture and physical extermination of opponents, through a set
of practices that has become known as neo-colonialism, imperialism extends
its stranglehold over many peoples. Aware of expressing the aspirations of our era, we met in Algiers to
proclaim that all the peoples of the world have an equal right to liberty,
the right to free themselves from any foreign interference and to choose
their own government, the right if they are under subjection, to fight for
their liberation and the right to benefit from other peoples’ assistance
in their struggle. Convinced that the effective respect for human rights necessarily implies
respect for the rights of the peoples, we have adopted the Universal
Declaration for the Rights of Peoples. May all those who, throughout the world, are fighting the great battle,
at times through armed struggle, for the freedom of all peoples, find in
this Declaration the assurance of the legitimacy of their struggle. Section I. Right to Existence Every people has the right to existence. Article.2 Every people has the right to the respect of its
national and cultural identity. Article.3 Article.4 Section II. Right to Political Self-determination Article.5 Every people has an imprescriptible and unalienable
right to self-determination. It shall determine its political status
freely and without any foreign interference. Article.6 Every people has the right to break free from any
colonial or foreign domination, whether direct or indirect, and from any
racist regime. Article.7 Section III: Economic Rights of Peoples Article.8 Every people has an exclusive right over its natural
wealth and resources. It has the right to recover them if they have been
despoiled, as well as any unjustly paid indemnities. Article.9 Article.10 Every people has the right to a fair evaluation of its
labour and to equal and just terms in international trade. Article.11 Article.12 The economic rights set forth shall be exercised in a
spirit of solidarity amongst the peoples of the world and with due regard
for their respective interests. Section IV. Right to Culture Article.13 Article.14 Article.15 Every people has the right not to have an alien
culture imposed upon it. Section V. Right to Environment and Common Resources Article.16 Article.17 Every people has the right to make use of the common
heritage of mankind, such as the high seas, the sea-bed, and outer space. Article.18 In the exercise of the preceding rights every people
shall take account of the necessity for coordinating the requirements of
its economic development with solidarity amongst all the peoples of the
world. Section VI. Rights of Minorities Article.19 When a people constitutes a minority within a State it
has the right to respect for its identity, traditions, language and
cultural heritage. Article.20 The members of a minority shall enjoy without
discrimination the same rights as the other citizens of the State and
shall participate on an equal footing with them in public life. Article.21 These rights shall be exercised with due respect for
the legitimate interests of the community as a whole and cannot authorise
impairing the territorial integrity and political unity of State, provided
the State acts in accordance with all the principles set forth in this
Declaration. Section VII. Guarantees and Sanctions Article.22 Any disregard for the provisions of this Declaration
constitutes a breach of obligations towards the international community as
a whole. Article.23 Article.24 Article.25 Article.26 External financial charges which become excessive and
unbearable for people shall cease to be due. Article.27 The gravest violations of the fundamental rights of
the peoples, especially of their right to existence, constitute
international crimes for which their perpetrators shall carry personal
penal liberty. Article.28 Article.29 Liberation movements shall have access to
international organisations and their combatants are entitled to the
protection of the humanitarian law of war. Article.30 The re-establishment of the fundamental rights of peoples, when they are seriously disregarded, is a duty incumbent upon all members of the international community. back to top of this page. back to main chapter text.
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APPENDICES: Appendix 1-B: Text of UDRP
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