We all have the right to access quality education that is adapted to individuals, including free and compulsory primary education. We should be able learn a career, or to make use of all our skills.
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Discrimination means being excluded, restricted or treated differently, in a way that denies people their human rights. Cultural ideas, attitudes and values can shape the perceived social "worth" of individuals and groups of people. This can then be used to determine his or her access to opportunities, rights and resources. Dicrimination can happen for many different reasons including: sex, age, nationality, religion, race or color, sexual identity to name a few. Being free from discrimination on all grounds is a fundamental human right and ending all forms of discrimination is essential to enabling people to exercise and claim their human rights.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights ARTICLE 2/7
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights ARTICLE 25
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights ARTICLE 25
Everybody has sexual and reproductive rights. Governments have an obligation to ensure that everyone can enjoy these rights freely, without fear, coercion or discrimination. These rights include making decisions regarding your own health, body, sexual life and sexual identity; to have access to information and education about sex, contraception and related health services; to choose whether and when to have children and to marry or not; to live free from rape or other forms of violence including forced pregnancy, abortion, sterilization or marriage.
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights includes housing as part of everyone's right to an adequate standard of living. The International Convent on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights contains the right to adequate housing which includes security of tenure (protection against forced eviction), affordable rents or building costs, clean water, sanitation, cooking facilities, safe buildings with adequate living space and a location with access to jobs, health care, schools and other services.
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Poverty has many dimensions – it is not just about how much money people earn. There are people living in poverty in virtually every country in the world, including in those that are considered the wealthiest. It means not having clean water or enough food to eat. It means not getting good healthcare when you need it, or not being able to send children to school. It means being denied access to all the resources, services, skills, choices and security that we all need to realize our human rights.
Poverty is not an accident, nor is it the fault of these who have to live it every day. It often means being stigmatised by the rest of society and blamed for your own poverty. People living in poverty are more likely to be discriminated against and suffer other human rights violations. Denial of one of your human rights often impacts on your ability to realize other rights.