Human Rights

There are just about enough human rights accepted by civilized nations that numerous debates on certain rights are still unresolved. Although people generally treat other human beings with respect and love, there are those who fail to accept others as their own brothers and sisters. But in the midst of all this, there are still the bare essentials that draw with black and white ink. The following are the 14 basic rights that every person is entitled to.

• Right to act in accordance with one's own conscience
• Right to one's own religion
• Right to one's own life
• Right to one's own honor
• Right to the inviolability of the person
• Right to the inviolability of property
• Right to make a livelihood
• Right to marriage
• Right to education
• Right to choose one's way of life
• Right to develop one's personality
• Right to free expression
• Right to free association
• Right to a voice in the administration of one's community

It’s true that these rights are open to individual interpretation. In light of this, it is lawfully accepted that the upholding of a person’s right should not violate the right of another. And although a person can give up any of his rights, no one can take these rights away from him. Finally, these rights are the general basis of civil law.

Poverty

Poverty is generally accepted as a state wherein a person is not living a life of comfort and decency. Basically, if a person lacks the essential needs to live such a life (such as sufficient shelter, an unstable source of food, shelter, clothing, and income), then he is considered to be below the poverty line.

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