UDHR: Rights in Humanitarian Crises

Rights in Humanitarian Crises —

In disasters and wars, people are not all affected in the same way. Race, gender, class, religion, political beliefs, ethnicity, and immigration status all influence how individuals are able access aid and whether they are able to rebuild their lives. Yet all people affected by humanitarian crises have an equal right to aid and assistance, with dignity.

Send us your photo of human rights in times of disaster, whether a natural disaster (due to weather) or a man-made disaster (due to violence or war).

All of the articles in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are relevant in times of humanitarian crisis; however, the most pressing may be:

• Article 3 — Right to Life, Liberty, and Personal Security
• Article 4 — Freedom from Slavery
• Article 13 — Right to Free Movement in and out of the Country
• Article 16 — Right to Marriage and Family
• Article 17 — Right to Own Property
• Article 25 — Right to Adequate Living Standard
• Article 26 — Right to Education

For more information about how UUSC defends human rights in times of crisis, visit http://www.uusc.org/humanitariancrises.