- Sep 2024
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Everyone has duties to the community
Meliora #31 - Whoa! What does this mean? How do you define "community?" What duties do you think you have?
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Everyone 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.
Meliora #30 -- how do you interpret this? Is it respected? Why or why not? Give example(s) and cite sources.
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Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.
Meliora #29 -- how does the US measure up? Do we meet this standard? Explain why or why not.
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Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his 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.
Meliora #28 -- how would you define and measure tthis? Is the US meeeting this standard? Provide evidence, including sources.
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Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.
Meliora #27 -- is this codified in the US constitution? If so, where? Do you think this is what actually happens? If not, provide example(s) and cite source(s).
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economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality
Meliora #26 -- what is your interpretation of the meaning of this? Is it always respected in the US? If not, provide example(s) and cite sources.
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The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.
Meliora #25 -- where in the US constitution is this guaranteed?
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Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.
Meliora #24 -- is this always respected? If not, provide an example(s) and cite sources.
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Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression
Meliora #23 -- what do you find to be the reality in our society today? Is this respected? What are the obstacles, barriers, and pressures that countteract this declaration?
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Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion;
Meliora #22 -- what do you find to be the reality in our society today? Is this respected? What are the obstacles, barriers, and pressures that countteract this declaration?
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Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.
Meliora #21 -- this statement seems straightforward, yet there are obstacles? What might they be? What has happened in the past?
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The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State.
Meliora #20 -- has the definition of "family" changed since 1948? Should families of all constructs be protected? Why or why not?
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Everyone has the right to a nationality.
Meliora #19 -- Are there times this isn't respected? If so, find an example and cite your source.
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Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution. 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 United Nations.
Meliora #18 -- wha? What do you think this actually means? Find example(s) and cite them.
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Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.
Meliora #17 -- is this always respected? Can US citizens be booted/barred from living in the US? Cite source(s).
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presumed innocent until proved guilty
Meliora #15 -- is this actually stated in the US constitution? How is implemented? Cite source(s).
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arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.
Meliora #13 -- is this always respected? If not, give a speecific example and cite the source.
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fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal,
Meliora #14 -- how is this most commonly reflected in the United States constitution and laws?
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effective remedy
Meliora #12 -- what would you consider an "effective remedy?" Give multiple examples.
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All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law.
Meliora #11 -- is this always respected and enforced? If not, give an example and cite the source.
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as a person
Meliora #10 - what would be an example of not being considered a "person?" Cite your source.
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No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Meliora #9 -- how would you define "torture," or "cruel," or "degrading?" Provide a specific example and cite it.
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slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.
Meliora #8 -- is this alway respected and enforced? If not, give an example and cite it.
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Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
Meliora #7 -- how often is this betrayed? Find an example and cite it.
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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.
Meliora #6 -- is this always respected? If not, find a specific example and cite the source.
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All human beings 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.
Meliora #5 -- how can this be applied to all humans? What about people with developmental delays, or mental health issues, etc.?
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equal rights of men and women
Meliora #4 -- is this included in the US constitution? If so, where?
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Whereas it is essential to promote the development of friendly relations between nations,
Meliora #3 -- why is this essential?
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foundation of freedom, justice and peace
Meliora #2 -- how do equal and inalienable rights lead to freedom, justice and peace?
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the Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948
Meliora #1 -- what world events precipitated this?
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