Talking Peace News

Article 30: Rights are Inalienable

This idea that rights are indivisible is at the heart of Article 30. All the rights in the UDHR are connected to each other and are equally important. They all have to be followed, and no one right trumps the others. These rights are inherent to every woman, man and child, so they cannot be positioned in a hierarchy, or exercised in isolation.

Article 29: Duty to Your Community

Now Article 29 says the corollary of rights is duties. We all have a duty to other people, and we should protect their rights and freedoms.