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UNIVERSAR DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS. ; UNIVERSAL DENIAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS % . t On Decembdr 10, 1948 the United Nations General Assembly voted Armed national states infringe upon the human rights of every perso agreement with the principles set forth in the Universal Declaration of ta the world by the anarchy of the arms race and the threat of global war.” Human Rights. Some of those principles are: By its arrogance of military power the United States government is one of the worst culprits. As citizens of the United States we have @ special r ! obligation to protest, . i ARTICLE . ‘Alfjhuman beings are boro free and equal in dignity pe (1) Our government prevents its citizens from acting in a spirit ; and riglits.| They are endowed with reason and conscience of brotherbood toward the citizens of some countries, “avid should/acgrowards one another in a spirit of brotherhood."* Oo . ; H - . . . (3) The life, liberty and security of every person in the world a ICLE 4: _—_— és threatened by ibe Cold War power struggle. In Vietnam “Evdryone hus the right to life, liberty and security of denial of life, liberty aud security is an accomplisbed crime. er i . i “~ person ! (4) Couscription is a form of enforced servitude. The military | ARTICLE 4} 1] | _—_— State conscripts wen into a dictatorial system which denies “No pne shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery all civil liberties and forces men into the choice uf killing and the|slive trade shall be prohibited in aff their forms.” or being killed, “| | —_—_—_——_—_—_—_— (13) The United States government denied freedom of travel to | yone has the right to frecdom of movement and members of the Phoenix crew and revoked their passports | the borders ofeach state. when the crew asserted this buman right and traveled ta : } Everyone has the right to leave any country, including North Vietnam, Then they threaten criminal prosecution : sid to return to his counsry.”* against those who travel without passports. | : {23} In the United States enforced withbolding by employers ~ iveryone who works has the right ta just and favor- — coufiscates part of the wages of those receiving less than 2 , able respuneeation insuring for himself and his family an existence a lining wage. This furced income sax withbolding confis- worthy of Human dignity, and supplemcoted, if necessary, by other cates the fruits of labor to pay for armament which daily means of iat protection.” threaten the life and liberty of the robbed worker. i ARTICLE 24: |]: _ (28) By its unilateral wilitary action, its blockage of universal membership, its refusal to recognize the jurisdiction of the vuryone is entitled to a social and international order . ’ in which cle rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration tuternational Court of Justice, and by uumerous acts of Cold 7 -ean be fully realized.” . War waging, the United States bas denied to all men the cight - i : if: to @ social and international order. : ° | i . i WE AFFIRM . ; WE DECLARE . . “ W m these Universal Human Rights and will We declare that our higher loyalty is to the human family. consitler it our duty to join with other men in their We shall oppose.those laws and practices of the armed establishment, . mational state which infringes upon human rights and . 2 : : inhibits world community.