Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Know your rights. This declaration was Adopted on December 10, 1948 by the General Assembly of the United Nations (without dissent). Next time you see some human deprived of these legaly binding rights, bring up this international constitution as their defense.
 

   
Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and
    inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of
    freedom, justice and peace in the world,
Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous
    acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a
    world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and
    freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of
    the common people,
Whereas it is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a
    last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights
    should be protected by the rule of law,
Whereas it is essential to promote the development of friendly relations between
    nations,
Whereas the peoples of the United Nations have in the Charter reaffirmed their
    faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human
    person and in the equal rights of men and women and have determined to
    promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom,
Whereas Member States have pledged themselves to achieve, in cooperation with
    the United Nations, the promotion of universal respect for and observance of
    human rights and fundamental freedoms,Whereas a common understanding of these rights and freedoms is of the greatest
    importance for the full realization of this pledge,
  Now, therefore,The General Assemb proclaims
 This Universal Declaration of Human Righ
as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the
    end that every individual and every organ of society, keeping this
    Declaration constantly in mind, shall strive by teaching and education to
    promote respect for these rights and freedoms and by progressive measures,
    national and international, to secure their universal and effective recognition
    and observance, both among the peoples of Member States themselves and among
    the peoples of territories under their jurisdiction.
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.
 Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this
    Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language,
    religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth
    or other status.
 Furthermore, 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.
 Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
 No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall
    be prohibited in all their forms.
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
    or punishmen
 Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the l
All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to
    equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any
    discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to
    such discrimination.
 Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national
    tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the
    constitution or by law.
 No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.
 Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an
    independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and
    obligations and of any criminal charge against him.
 (1) Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed
    innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which
    he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defence.
 (2) No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act
    or omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or
    international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier
    penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal
    offence was commit
 No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family,
    home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation.
    Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference
    or attacks.
 (1) Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the
    borders of each State.
 (2) Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to
    return to his country
 (1) Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from
    persecution
 (2) 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.
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