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feministdragon · 7 months

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In light of the bullshit being put out by the UN Women organization, insisting that men should be legally recognized as women, let’s look at the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and see how many of these human rights women actually possess.

Of course it has to be acknowledged this list of human rights is fundamentally a list of ideals rather than the reality on the ground, and often even men in the world don’t possess every one of these rights. However, i’d like to point out exactly how few of these rights women have.

On a side note, the UN website takes pains to point out that if Hansa Mehta of India hadn’t spoken up they wouldn’t have even thought to put ‘all human beings’ instead of men. They say this to celebrate Hansa Mehta and to pat themselves on the back about their inclusivity, but isn’t that honestly shameful? That they had to be told to include women??? more than HALF of HUMANITY, in a UNIVERSAL declaration of human rights?

Anyways, let's get into this.

Article 1 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.

So right out of the gate, in Article 1, we can see what women are stripped of: Women are not afforded equal dignity and rights, neither before the law or within culture, not in any country or place in the world.

And then there’s this stupid ‘spirit of brotherhood’. Yeah, ‘siblinghood’ sounds weird, but is there literally no other way to express the connections humanity owes each other than through male relationship?

Article 2 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.

This is a fantasy for all human beings, but yes, at least we’re finally talking about all human beings.

Article 3 Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.

This is attainable by many men currently, but what woman in the world today has ‘security of person’? What woman alive today does not live with the threat of rape?

Article 4 No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.

‘Unpaid labor’, or women’s constant, unacknowledged, unpaid labor in care of the men, children and elderly in their lives. Is that not servitude, if not outright slavery?

Article 5 No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

How many women in the western ‘free’ world are anally raped and choked during sex on a regular basis, without their permission? How many women are forced into degrading clothing and practices of appearance? How many women are belittled and dehumanized on a daily basis, in conversation, media, religious practice, culture?

Article 6 Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.

Article 7 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.

Barely, barely anywhere in the world do we have legal recognition of ourselves as human beings. Not even in the US is women’s humanity defended in the law. Women are not explicitly named as being human beings in the US legal code, but rather are only inferred to be a subset to men.

Article 8 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.

‘Effective remedy and national tribunal’ against rape when? ‘Effective remedy and national tribunal’ against porn (filmed violence upon women) and prostitution (paid violence upon women) when? ‘Effective remedy and national tribunal’ against child marriage, FGM etc when?

Article 9 No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.

Article 10 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.

Article 11 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 committed.

These are still effectively fantasy in many parts of the world, for both men and women.

Article 12 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.

This is troublesome in a world where men’s honor is dependent upon the socially compliant behaviour of his female relatives, but also when will we begin to defend women from attacks upon her honour and reputation?

Article 13 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.

In a world where some women cannot even leave their home, much less their own country without male guardianship, this is a farce.

Article 14 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.

Article 15 1. Everyone has the right to a nationality. 2. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality.

This is also unattainable for many men.

Article 16 1. Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution. 2. Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses. 3. The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State.

1 and 2 obviously not attainable in much of the world. But also, why in 3. is ‘family’ the natural and fundamental group unit of society, and not 'tribe'? That is an ideological choice that enshrines the subservience of women to men, and strangely dissonant to the organization of our species in the 200,000 years of our existence.

Article 17 1. Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others. 2. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.

Again, this is one of those laws that is on the books in my country and many other countries but is culturally ignored and actively worked around, to the detriment of women’s financial independence.

Article 18 Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.

Article 19 Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.

Article 20 1. Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association. 2. No one may be compelled to belong to an association.

Few women enjoy these luxuries, as they are expected to conform to their family’s and husband’s thoughts, beliefs, religion, ideology

Article 21 1. Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives. 2. Everyone has the right of equal access to public service in his country. 3. The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.

Look at the low, low numbers of women participating in government around the globe, and then look me in the eye and tell me women have these rights in practice.

Article 22 Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality.

yup, pretty much nobody has these

Article 23 1. Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment. 2. Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work. 3. Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection. 4. Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests.

Women recieving equal pay for equal work when?

also ‘himself and his family’? ahhhhh you guys forgot women are people again, didn’t you

Article 24 Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.

Please see Article 4 above, also women’s 'rest and leisure' when?

Article 25 1. Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control. 2. Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection.

We’re far away from both of these. But also why are these in the same article?

Article 26 1. Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit. 2. Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace. 3. Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.

We’re also far from the attainment of this one, but also, isn’t there some fundamental conflict between 3 and the others? Parents often choose to invest in their sons and ignore their daughters, the UN is fine with this? Parents can have the right to discriminate among their children?

Article 27 1. Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits. 2. Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author.

Womens’ contributions to science and culture fully acknowledged when? Women’s entitlement to the fruits of their intellectual labor actually protected when?

Article 28 Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully realized.

Article 29 1. Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of his personality is possible. 2. In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order and the general welfare in a democratic society. 3. These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.

Article 30 Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein.

Yeah, we’re also not here yet, but again, ‘his rights and freedoms’: you guys kinda forgot women are people here too.

Yes, this document was written in 1948. Yes, it’s hard to update the texts of documents like this without opening a whole can of worms. Yes, even men aren't guaranteed a number of these rights. But this document clearly shows us where women’s rights are lacking, and UNWomen, you’ve got a whole lot of nerve to ignore your real tasks in favor of ‘empowering’ a group of men at the expense of what little rights and protections women even have.

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langleapp · 5 months

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Langle on University Challenge? :O

There were a few Langle questions on University Challenge this Monday (Birkbeck vs York)!

Just like in the Langle game, the contestants were asked to identify a language from Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. :D

Unlike on Langle.uk, the contestants didn't have a helpful dropdown menu of languages to choose from.

Great knowledge from the York team

#linguistics #langle #languages #university challenge #Universal Declaration of Human Rights #very cool to see Langle represented on national tv

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humanrightsday · 5 months

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How to participate to the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the UDHR?

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Make your voice heard by participating in the two-day hybrid high-level event in Geneva.

Spread the word by adding your photo on social media.

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dreaminginthedeepsouth · 1 year

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Max Richter - All Human Beings (Official Music Video by Yulia Mahr)

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Listen to Max Richter's All Human Beings. You are listening to Eleanor Roosevelt read the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, of which she was a principal author. For International Human Rights Day, Dec 10, 2022.

#Eleanor Roosevelt #Max Richter #All Human Being #Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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factoidfactory · 1 year

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Random Fact #6,436

Universal healthcare is a right listed in The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 25).

#did you know #universal healthcare #healthcare is a human right #universal declaration of human rights #little known fact #random facts #random fact #healthcare #free healthcare

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he1iks · 5 months

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Happy 75th human rights day!!! 75 years ago today, the universal declaration of human rights was signed. Let's keep working towards its being followed everywhere. Teamwork makes the dream work!

#human rights #holiday #universal declaration of human rights #anniversary

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united-under-skyfall · 2 years

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the US, sending Eleanor Roosevelt to be the Chair of the drafting committee in charge of creating the Universal Declaration for Human Rights:

[Image Description: a screenshot from the United Nations website. It reads, "Article 25: 1. Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control." End of image description.]

the US: ok so how do we do that

the US: oh, i know! :)

the US:

[Image Description: 2 screenshots from google. The first says, "Types / Types of hostile architecture". In bold are the words "This list is far from exhaustive and is in no particular order." Followed by a bulleted list with many entries that trail off, reading:

"Slanted benches: More than just an uncomfortable seat. ...

Armrests on benches: They're not for your arms. ...

Rocky pavements: The reason behind unusual paving...

Spiked windowsills: Not just for the birds. ...

Segmented benches: An unusual design with a purpose."

The listing has a link with the text reading "More items..." and is from an article titled "15 Examples of 'Anti-Homeless' Hostile Architecture" from interestingengineering.com, November 22, 2020.

It then has another section titled "Cost / Hostile architecture cost" with a blurb that reads "It costs taxpayers $31,065 a year to criminalize a single person suffering from homelessness — through enforcement of unconstitutional anti-panhandling laws, hostile architecture, police raids of homeless encampments, and just general harassment. The cost of providing them supportive housing — $10,051 per year." The section is from an article entitled "The Cost to Criminalize Homelessness" from homelessvoice.org, May 10, 2021.

The second screenshot says, "Purpose / What is the point of hostile architecture" with a blurb that reads, "Hostile architecture is an urban-design strategy that uses elements of the built environment to purposefully guide or restrict behaviour. It often targets people who use or rely on public space more than others, such as youth, poor people, and homeless people, by restricting the physical behaviours they can engage in." This section is from the Wikipedia article for Hostile Architecture.

The last section is titled "Pros / Pros of hostile architecture" with a blurb that reads, "By preventing loitering, hostile architecture discourages drug drops and pushes out the homeless (CNN). These eyesores, which somewhat resemble medieval torture methods, allow hostility to permeate public spaces." This section is from an article entitled, "Hostile Architecture - Dear Asian Youth" from dearasianyouth.org, February 21, 2021.

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the US: omg we did such a good job these things totally match we definitely fixed the problem instead of making it worse or harming more people :)))

[Image Description: a gif of a teenager in a leather jacket water-skiing, holding the chord handle with one hand and giving a thumbs-up with the other, grinning at the camera. End of Image Description.]

#hostile architecture needs to DIE #and WHILE WE'RE AT IT #the poverty that disabled people are deliberately kept in and forcing them to choose between that or their medical benefits #ALSO NEEDS TO FUCKING DIE #and ALSO IS NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UDHR #before anyone says it YES i know it's not legally binding but it's SUPPOSED TO FUCKING MEAN SOMETHING #and considering how instrumental eleanor roosevelt was in creating it you'd THINK they'd take some steps to try to FOLLOW it and #ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT ARE CAUSING THESE RIGHTS AND NEEDS TO NOT BE MET IN THE FIRST PLACE #instead of TRYING TO MAKE IT HARDER FOR THE PEOPLE MOST AFFECTED BY IT TO LIVE #bite kill fury rage #anti homeless architecture #hostile architecture #universal declaration of human rights #ramble

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brambonius · 1 year

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights, article 23-25

Article from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights for today: 23/24. How are the places where we live upholding these human rights?

Article 23

Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.

Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.

Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.

Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests.

Article 24

Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.

Article 25

Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.

Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection.

#human rights #universal declaration of human rights #worker rights #union rights #paid vacation #human dignity

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internationaldayoffriendship · 4 years

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Promote respect for all human rights.

To promote human rights, you first need to understand the issues. Many people have good intentions, but if they lack accurate information, their efforts can make things worse. Commit to thorough research from credible sources, such as the United Nations, the World Health Organization, and news organizations with good track records. Bear in mind that no source is perfect and even reliable organizations can miss the mark. It’s your responsibility to read widely, listen to people’s stories, and recognize that learning is a continuous process.

Research human rights issues

Change your shopping habits

Connect to human rights movements

Vote in every election

Put pressure on those responsible for upholding human rights

Protest inequalities

Support mothers and parents

Take action when you see discrimination

Support economic rights

#Promote Human Rights #Universal Declaration of Human Rights #UDHR #rights

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gisidaronta · 1 month

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Articles of Universal Declaration of Human Rights which I do not support are 25.2 and 26.3.

#parental rights #human rights #universal declaration of human rights

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rivage-seulm · 3 months

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It’s Time to Reframe the Migrant Problem

Apartheid Israel’s war in Gaza along with “Genocide Joe’s” unconditional support for the holocaust there have set me thinking not only about Israel’s settler colonialism, but about colonialism in general and resistance to its depredations. The rebellion is unfolding before our eyes without most of us even noticing it in those terms. I mean, not only Gazans have risen against continued European…

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#Gaza #Genocide Joe #Immigration #Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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factoidfactory · 2 months

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Random Fact #6,553

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights lists the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control (Article 25).

That means that things like the government paying unemployed and disabled people enough money to live on is a human right.