ISJS Jainism Study Notes E5 Vol 03

Author(s): International School for Jain Studies
Publisher: International School for Jain Studies

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SCHOOL
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SELF STUDY IS THE SUPREME AUSTERITY,
स्वाध्याय परमं तपः
STUDIES
were implemented to stop child labour, cross border trading of women, increasing the minimum age of marriage, rehabilitation of political refugees. International Labour Organisation (ILO) further gave impetus to these implementations of human rights.
During the Second World War, President Roosevelt of USA made it announcement/proclamations namely Freedom of expression, Freedom of performing devotional rituals, Freedom from fear and poverty.
The primary objective to establish UNO was to authenticate and protect human rights and to enhance the individual freedom which is enshrined in San Francisco declaration of UN charter article 1-30. This declaration provided legal and political power to the human rights movement. UNO on December 10th 1948 made a declaration of human rights in 30 articles, some of which are listed below:
1. All human beings are free since the date they are born and are equal in their rights and respect. They have the power to think, analyse and be rational. They should cooperate with each other in brotherly manner.
2. Individual freedom and rights are free from barriers of caste, creed, colour, sex,
language, religion, nationality, community, geographical location or state.
3. Every human being has the freedom to live and get personal protection.
4. Elimination of the traditions of slavery and unemployment.
5. Ban the inhuman punishment, cruelty and coercion.
6. To provide recognition of individual existence and equality in the court of law. 7. Ban the wanton arrests.
8. To provides legal support to individual to light suppression of their human rights.
9. Interference in the privacy of correspondence, personal, home and family existences.
10. Freedom to live and move around within the country/state boundaries.
11. Right to migrate to another country when politically victimized.
12. Right to the nationally and citizenship of the country.
13. Right to marry and make a family.
14. Right to own property.
15. Freedom to practice religion of choice.
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