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Preamble
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Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world,
鉴于对人类家庭所有成员的固有尊严及其平等的和不移的权利的承认, 乃是世界自由、正义及和平的基础,
Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged1 the conscience of mankind, and the advent2 of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration3 of the common people,
鉴于对人权的忽视及侮蔑已发展为野蛮暴行, 这些暴行玷污了人类的良心, 而一个人人享有言论和信仰自由并免於恐惧和匮乏的世界的来临, 已被宣布为普通人民的最高愿望,
Whereas it is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights should be protected by the rule of law,
鉴于为使人类不致迫不得已铤而走险, 对暴政和压迫进行反抗, 有必要使人权受法治的保护,
Whereas it is essential to promote the development of friendly relations between nations,
鉴于有必要促进各国间友好关系的发展,
Whereas the peoples of the United Nations have in the Charter reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person and in the equal rights of men and women and have determined4 to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom,
鉴于联合国国家的人民已在联合国宪章中重申他们对基本人权、人格尊严和价值以及男女平等权利的信心, 并决心促成较大自由中的社会进步和生活水平的改善,
Whereas Member States have pledged themselves to achieve, in cooperation with the United Nations, the promotion5 of universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms,
鉴于各会员国都已誓愿同联合国合作, 以促进对人权和基本自由的普遍尊重和遵行,
Whereas a common understanding of these rights and freedoms is of the greatest importance for the full realization6 of this pledge,
鉴于对这些权利和自由的普遍了解, 对於这个誓愿的充分实现, 有很大的重要性,
Now, therefore, The General Assembly,
因此,现在,大会
Proclaims this Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the end that every individual and every organ of society, keeping this Declaration constantly in mind, shall strive by teaching and education to promote respect for these rights and freedoms and by progressive measures, national and international, to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance, both among the peoples of Member States themselves and among the peoples of territories under their jurisdiction7.
这一世界人权宣言, 作为所有人民和所有国家努力实现的共同标准, 以期每一个人和社会机构经常铭念本宣言, 努力通过教诲和教育, 促进对权利和自由的尊重, 并通过国家的和国际的渐进措施, 使这些权利和自由在各会员国本身人民及在其管辖下领土的人民中, 得到普遍和有效的承认和遵行。
Article 1
第一条
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 brotherhood8.
人人生而自由, 在尊严及权利上一律平等。他们赋有理性和良心, 并应以兄弟关系的精神相对待。
Article 2
第二条
Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth9 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, jurisdictional10 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.
人人有资格享受本宣言所载的一切权利与自由, 不分种族、肤色、性别、语言、宗教、政治或其他见解、国籍或社会出身、财产、出生或其他身份等任何区别。 并且不得因一人所属的国家或领土的政治的、行政的或者国际的地位之不同而有所区别, 无论该领土是独立、托管领土、非自治领土或者处於其他任何主权受限的情况下。
Article 3
第三条
Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
人人有权享受生命、自由与人身安全。
Article 4
第四条
No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.
任何人不得使为奴隶或奴役; 一怍形式的奴隶制度和奴隶现实, 均应予以禁止。
Article 5
第五条
任何人不得加以酷刑, 或施以残忍的、不人道的或侮辱性的待遇或刑罚。
Article 6
第六条
Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.
人人于任何地方有权被承认在法律前的人格。
Article 7
第七条
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 violation12 of this Declaration and against any incitement13 to such discrimination.
法律之前人人平等, 并有权享受法律的平等保护, 不受任何歧视。人人有权享受平等保护, 以免受违反本宣言的任何歧视行为以及煽动这种歧视行为之害。
Article 8
第八条
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.
任何人当宪法或法律所赋予他的基本权利遭受侵害时, 有权由合格的国家法庭对这种侵害行作有效的补救。
Article 9
第九条
任何人不得加以任何逮捕、拘禁或放逐。
Article 10
第十条
Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial15 tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him.
人人完全平等地有权由一个独立而无偏倚的法庭进行公正的和公开的审讯, 以确定他的权利和义, 并判定对他提出的任何刑事指控。
Article 11
第十一条
1.Everyone charged with a penal16 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.
(一)凡受刑事控告者, 在未经获得辩护上所需的一切保证的公开审判而依法证实有罪以前, 有权被视为无罪。
2.No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission17 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.
(二)任何人的任何行为或不行为, 在其发生时依国家法或国际法均不构成刑事罪者, 不得被判为犯有刑事罪。刑罚不得重於犯罪时适用的法律规定。
Article 12
第十二条
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.
任何人的私生活、家庭、住宅或通讯不得任意干涉, 他的荣誉和名誉不得加以攻击。人人有权享受法律保护, 以免受这种干涉或攻击。
Article 13
第十三条
1.Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each State.
(一)人人在各国境内有权自由迁徒及居住。
2.Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.
(二)人人有权离开任何国家, 包括其本国在内, 并有权返回他的国家。
Article 14
第十四条
(一)人人有权在其他国家寻求和享受庇护以避免迫害。
2.This right may not be invoked20 in the case of prosecutions21 genuinely arising from non-political crimes or from acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.
(二)在真正由於非政治性的罪行或违背联合国的宗旨和原则的行为而被起的情况, 不得援用此权利。
Article 15
第十五条
1.Everyone has the right to a nationality.
(一)人人有权享有国籍。
2.No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality.
(二)任何人的国籍不得任意剥夺, 亦不得否认其改变国籍的权利。
Article 16
第十六条
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.
(一)成年男女, 不受种族、国籍或宗教的任何限制, 有权婚嫁和成立家庭。他们在婚姻方面, 在结婚期间和在解除婚约时, 应有平等的权利。
(二)祗有经男女双方的自由的和完全的同意, 才能结婚。
3.The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State.
(三)家庭是天然的和基本的社会单元, 并应受社会和国家的保护。
Article 17
第十七条
1.Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.
(一)人人得有单独的财产所有权以及同他人合有的所有权。
2.No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.
(二)任何人的财产不得任意剥夺。
Article 18
第十八条
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.
人人有思想、良心与宗教自由的权利; 此项权利包括改变他的宗教或信仰的自由, 以及其单独或团体、公开或秘密地教义、实践、礼拜及戒律表示他的宗教或信仰的自由。
Article 19
第十九条
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.
人人有权享有主张和发表意见的自由; 此项权利包括持有主张而不受干涉的自由, 和通过任何媒介和不论国界寻求、接受和传播消息和思想的自由。
Article 20
第二十条
1.Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.
(一)人人有权享有和平集会和结社的自由。
2.No one may be compelled to belong to an association.
(二)任何人不得强迫隶属於某一团体。
Article 21
第二十一条
1.Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives.
(一)人人有直接或通过自由选择的代表参与治理本国的权利。
2. Everyone has the right to equal access to public service in his country.
(二)人人有平等机会参加本国公务的权利。
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 suffrage23 and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.
(三)人民的意志是政府权力的基础; 这一意志应以定期和真正的选举予以表现, 而选举应依据普遍和平等的投票权, 并以不记名投票或相当的自由投票程序进行。
Article 22
第二十二条
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.
每个人, 做为社会的一员, 有权享受社会保障, 并有权享受他的个人尊严和人格的自由发展所必需的经济、社会和文化方面, 各种权利的实现, 这种实现是通过国家努力和国际合作并依照各国的组织和资源情况。
Article 23
第二十三条
1.Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable24 conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.
(一)人人有权工作, 自由选择职业, 享受公正和合适的工作条件并享受免於失业的保障。
2.Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.
(二)人人有同工同酬的权利, 不受任何歧视。
3.Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy25 of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.
(三)每一个工作的人, 有权享受公正和合适的报酬, 保证使他本人和家属有一个符合人的尊严的生活条件, 必要时并辅以其他方式的社会保障。
4.Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests.
(四)人人有为维护其利益而组织和参加工会的权利。
Article 24
第二十四条
Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.
人人有享受休息和闲暇的权利, 包括工作时间有合理限制和定期给薪休假的权利。
Article 25
第二十五条
1. Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being26 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 livelihood27 in circumstances beyond his control.
(一)人人有权享受为维持他本人和家属的健康和福利所需的生活水准, 包括食物、衣著、住房、医疗和必要的社会服务; 在遭到失业、疾病、残废、守寡、衰老或在其他不能控制的情况下, 丧失谋生能力时, 有权享受保障。
2.Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock28, shall enjoy the same social protection.
(二)母亲和儿童有权享受特别照顾和协助。一切儿童, 无论婚生或非婚生, 都应享受同样的社会保护。
Article 26
第二十六条
1.Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory29. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.
(一)人人都有受教育的权利, 教育应当免费, 至少在初级和基本阶段应如此。初级教育应属义务性质。技术与职业教育应普遍设立。高等教育应根据成绩而对一切人平等开放。
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, tolerance30 and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.
(二)教育的目的在於充分发展人的个性并加强对人权和基本自由的尊重。教育应谋促进各国、各种族或各宗教集团体间的了解, 容忍和友谊, 并应促进联合国维护和平的各项活动。
3.Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.
(三)父母对其子女所应受的教育的种类, 有优先选择的权利。
Article 27
第二十七条
1.Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement31 and its benefits.
(一)人人有权自由参加社会的文化生活, 享受艺术, 并分享科学进步及其产生的福利。
2.Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic32 production of which he is the author.
(二)人人对由於他所创作的任何科学、文学或美术作品而产生的精神和物质的利益, 有享受保护的权利。
Article 28
第二十八条
Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully33 realized.
人人有权享受一种社会的和国际的秩序, 在这种秩序中, 本宣言所载的权利和自由能获得允份实现。
Article 29
第二十九条
1.Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of his personality is possible.
(一)人人对社会负有义务, 因为只有在社会中, 他的个性才可能得到自由和充份的发展。
2.In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely34 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.
(二)人人在行使他的权利和自由时, 祗受法律所确定的限制, 确定此种限制的唯一目的在於保证对旁人的权利和自由给予应有的承认和尊重, 并在一个合民主的社会中适应道德、公共秩序和普遍福利的正当需要。
3. These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.
(三)这些权利和自由的行使, 无论在任何情形下, 均不得违背联合国的宗旨和原则。
Article 30
第三十条
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.
本宣言的任何条文, 不得解释为默许任何国家、团体或个人有权进行任何旨在破坏本宣言所载的任何权利和自由的活动或行为。
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