Defending Rights, Saving Lives
The seven paragraphs of the preamble, setting out the reasons for the Declaration, symbolize the steps main as much as the temple. The first column (articles three-11) constitutes rights of the individual, similar to the best to life and the prohibition of slavery. The second column (articles 12-17) constitutes the rights of the individual in civil and political society. The third column (articles 18-21) is concerned with spiritual, public and political freedoms such as freedom of religion and freedom of affiliation. The fourth column (articles 22-27) units out social, financial and cultural rights. Finally, the final three articles provide the pediment which binds the structure together, as they emphasise the mutual duties of each individual to at least one another and to society.
Ladies Who Formed The Declaration
Egyptian human rights activist Sherif Elsayed-Ali argues that the notion of rights have the flexibility to vary as … Read More