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American Friends Service Committee — Part 16

82 pages · May 08, 2026 · Document date: Mar 15, 1968 · Broad topic: Politics & Activism · Topic: American Friends Service Committee · 82 pages OCR'd
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" UNIVERS | i DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS On Decembdr 10, 1948 the United Nations General Assembly voted apreemcnt w Human Rights. ith | ve principles set forth in the Universal Declaration of Sone of thuse principles are: 1 i ARTICLE |: - : 4 and rigtts.| They are endowed with reason and conscience “™ add should/actrowards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.** A ICLE “Evdryone has the right to life, liberty and security of ay person mh ARTICLE 4: ‘ 1) Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and * tesiden | ithin the borders of-cach state. his ow mn 2) Everyone has the right to leave any counuy, including ie to return to his country.’ _/ , able remuntration insuring for himself and his family an existence worthy ot) unun dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means t cial protection.” _ ARTICLE 24 | e ve tyone is entitled to a social and international order can be fullb realized.” | ||, WE AFFIRM v . v a firm these Universal Human Rights and will ¢ opi er ic ou duty to joia with osher men in their ane ishwent. Al human beings are bora free and equal in dignity rete (1) Our government prevents its citizens from acting in a spirit UNIVERSAL DENIAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS «t I Armed national states infringe upon the human rights of every perso in the world by the anarchy of the arms cace and the threat of global war.” By its acrogance of military power the United States government is one of the worst culprits. As citizens of the United States we have a special obligation to protest, of brotherhood toward the citizens of some Countries. . , te - (3) The life, liberty aud security of every person in the world | 2 ; _—— is threatened by ibe Cald War power struggle. dn Vietuam denial of life, liberty and security is an accomplisbed crime. (4) Couscription is a form of enforced servitude. The military _—_— state conscripts men into a dictatorial system which deuies all civil liberties and forces men into the choice uf killing or being killed, _ (13) The United States government denied freedom of travel ta members of the Phoenix crew and revaked their passports « when the crew asseried this buman right and traveled ta North Vietnam, Then they threaten criminal prosecution against those who travel without passports. ARTICLE 23: oo (23) In the United States enforced withholding by emplayers " 3) Iiveryene who works has the right to just and favor- coufiscates part of the wages of those receiving less iban a living wage, This furced income tax withholding confis« cates the fruits of labor to pay for armament which daily threaten the life aud liberty of the robbed worker. : | | | , eee (28) By its unilateral military action, its blackage of universal one i i membership, its refusal ta recognize the jurisdiction of tbe . international Court of Justice, and by numerous acts of Cold War waging, the United States bas denied ta ali men the vight io a social and tuternational order. ' WE DECLARE We declare that our higher loyalty is to the human family. — - We shall oppose. those laws and practices of the armed national state which infringes upon human rights and inhibits world community. . | : |
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