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Thus, the General Assembly recommends to every individual and every organ of the society to do something with respect to the human rights laid down in the declaration.
The preamble of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights declares the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a common standard of success for all peoples and nations, so that every individual and every organ of society, to strive to teach and educate to promote respect for these rights and freedoms and progressive national and international measures to ensure their universal and effective recognition and respect, both among the peoples of the Member States and among the population of territories and its jurisdiction.
The preamble clearly states that the common standard …show more content…

of national or social origin, property or other State, therefore, it will not discriminate on the basis of the political and jurisdictional state of the country to which a person belongs ".
In this context, Articles 1 and 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are very important.
According to Article 1 of the Declaration, all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They should act with understanding and turn of fraternity.
Article 3 of the Declaration refers to the right to life, liberty and security. This article says that everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person, regardless of the country or territory to which they belong. In addition, Article 7 of the Declaration states that all are equal before the law and have the right, without any discrimination, to equal protection of the …show more content…

The nature of the provisions envisaged in the said proclamation is only recommendable and not binding for the States. However, it contains an authoritative interpretation of the provisions of the chapter. The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and nations and urged all Member States and all peoples to promote and ensure recognition and the effective respect of the rights and freedom established therein. The main objective of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was to present the ideas of human rights and freedoms to encourage everyone to work for its progressive

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