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American Friends Service Committee — Part 16
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" UNIVERS
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i DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
On Decembdr 10, 1948 the United Nations General Assembly voted
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Human Rights.
ith | ve principles set forth in the Universal Declaration of
Sone of thuse principles are:
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and rigtts.| They are endowed with reason and conscience
“™ add should/actrowards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.**
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“Evdryone has the right to life, liberty and security of
ay person mh
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‘ 1) Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and
* tesiden | ithin the borders of-cach state.
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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.”
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ve tyone is entitled to a social and international order
can be fullb realized.”
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v . v a firm these Universal Human Rights and will
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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
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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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