Homepage ARTICLE 26Right to education ARTICLE 25Right to an adequate standard of living ARTICLE 19Right to freedom of expression and information ARTICLE 1 & 2All forms of discrimination are forbidden ARTICLE 27Right to cultural life ARTICLE 18Freedom of thought and religion Belgica
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Simplified version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as written by Amnesty International in its French version and adapted into English:

1. All human beings are born free and must be treated equally.
2. Everyone is equal regardless of differences – for instance skin color, sex, religion, language.
3. Everyone has the right to life, and to live in freedom and safety.
4. No one has the right to treat you as a slave, and you have no right to treat another as a slave.
5. No one has the right to hurt or torture you.
6. All human beings are equal before the law.
7. Laws are the same for everyone, and must be applied equally for all.
8. Everyone has the right to seek justice if their rights are violated.
9. Everyone has the right to freedom from arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.
10. Everyone has the right to a fair trial.
11. Everyone has the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty.
12. Everyone has the right to seek help if threatened, but no one has the right to enter into another's home, open their mail, or disturb them without valid reason.
13. Everyone has the right to travel as they wish.
14. Everyone has the right to leave their country and seek asylum in another country when they are threatened or persecuted in their own.
15. Everyone has the right to being a citizen of a country. No one has the right to prevent another from changing nationality if they wish to do so.
16. Everyone has the right to marry and to have a family.
17. Everyone has the right to own property.
18. Everyone has the right to practice their religion and follow all of its rules, as well as to change religion.
19. Everyone has the right to say what they think, to give and receive information.
20. Everyone has the right to peaceful assembly and association.
21. Everyone has the right to choose their country's government and to run for office.
22. Everyone has the right to social security and must have the possibility to develop their skills.
23. Everyone has the right to work in exchange for fair pay and in a safe environment, and to join and form a trade union.
24. Everyone has the right to rest and leisure.
25. Everyone has the right to an adequate standard of living, and medical care in case of sickness.
26. Everyone has the right to go to school.
27. Everyone has the right to take part in their community's cultural life.
28. Everyone must respect the “social order” where the rights in this Declaration can be fully realized.
29. Everyone must respect other people's rights.
30. Nobody can take away this Declaration's rights and freedoms from us.
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The artist and their vision

"In 2020-21, inhabitants of the Belgica neighborhood, as well as users of the metro station, took part in artistic workshops to share their life experiences in connection with human rights. In total, the workshops led by Fanny Badaf, Sara Sampelayo and Giulia Gallino involved more than 200 people of different ages, cultures and genders. They resulted in the creation of nine pieces featuring the seven colors of the rainbow standing over one the Belgica metro station entrances."

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Activities

  • Observe these three images and find them on the big mural.
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  • Pick three rules you must follow at home or at school, and explain why you think they're useful to you.
  • In the mural, find three small illustrations evoking freedom of expression, education and ban on discrimination.
  • magine creating a new State: define the values and rules that will allow anyone to live well. Do these rules answer your needs?
  • Human rights have been established for:
    1. all human beings to be respected, and treated equally, to never have to fear for their life. 👉 ✅
    2. all men to be respected, and treated equally, to never have to fear for their life. 👉 😓
    3. all adults to be respected, and treated equally, to never have to fear for their life. 👉 😓
    4. all American women to be respected, and treated equally, to never have to fear for their life. 👉 😓
  • In which world regions are human rights violated?
    1. Only in non-European countries. 👉 😓
    2. Everywhere, except in the United States and Europe. 👉 😓
    3. Only in those countries where people haven't got the right to vote. 👉 😓
    4. Everywhere in the world, even in Belgium. 👉 ✅
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Crack the Code

Discover the name and last name of one person who's played a fundamental role in human rights. To do so, you must crack the following code. In this code, each number stands for one letter. You will find what letter each number represents on each trail segment. When you have the name, you can find out what their contribution to human rights was. Enjoy!

The mural is made of several paintings. Under the predominantly blue one, find the last letter of the first name furthest down on the left, which is the letter to replace number 9 with in the code.

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