Human Rights
Comparison between the Rights in the Islamic and the Universal Declarations
No. |
Title of the Rights |
Islamic |
Universal |
1 | Equality in the principle of human dignity | Article 1a | Article 1 |
2 | The Right of merit and dignity acquired through evolutionary and ideological needs. | Article 1a and Article1b | Nil, Implied in the Articles |
3 | The Right of enjoining the rights before the Islamic law, renouncing all kinds of discrimination | Implied in the Articles | |
4 | The Right to life, Prohibiting abortion, Depriving the human beings from bringing forth off springs |
Article 2 Article 2b |
Articles 3,7,8 Article 10 |
5 | The Right of human funeral and the dead to respect | Article 2d | Nil |
6 | The right of innocent persons, such as women, old persons and children to protect during the conflicts. Providing medical aid to the wounded, caring for the captives and prohibiting the mutilation for the dead. |
Article 3 | Nil included in the covenants since this declaration , such as the Geneva Convention |
7 | The Right of persons that their farms and civil constructions will not be destroyed during the conflicts. | Article 3b | Nil |
8 | The Right to protect one’s reputation and dignity before and after death | Article 2d | Article 22 |
9 | The Right to form family without hindrance or discrimination | Article 5a | Article 16 |
10 | The Rights of women and their equality to men in dignity and heir independent civil positions and financial assets | Article 6 and other Articles | Different Articles Article 16 |
11 | The Right of the family to be supported by the man | Article 6 | Nil in this context |
12 | The Right of the child to material and spiritual care | Article 7a | Article 25b |
13 | The Rights of the fetus and the mother | Article 7 | Article 25, neglecting the fetus |
14 | The Rights of the parents and guardians to choose the form of education for their children | Article 7b | Article 26d |
15 | The Right of the parents upon their sons and the rights of the relatives | Article 7d | Nil |
16 | The Right to nationality | Nil | Article 15 |
17 | The Right of enjoying legal competence in responsibility and liability | Article 8 | Numerous Articles |
18 | The Right of the individual to education for the sake of development | Article 9a | Article 29 |
19 | The Right of the individual to religious and modern education | Article 9b | Article 29, without emphasis |
20 | The Right to follow the faith of one’s natural disposition | Article 10 | Nil |
21 | The Right to freedom | Article 11a | Not Specified |
22 | The Right to be freed from the fetters of imperialism and to be independent | Article 11a | Not Specified |
23 | The Right of the individual to freedom of movement and to seek refuge | Article 12 | Articles 13 and 14 |
24 | The Right to work and to its free choice and safety | Article 13 | Articles 23, 24 and 25 |
25 | The Right to lawful profit and prohibiting usury | Article 14 | Not Specified |
26 | The Right to ownership; prohibiting expropriation and confiscation | Article 15 | Article 17 |
27 | The Right to be benefited by one’s scientific and literary achievements | Article 16 | Article 22 |
28 | The Right of the individual to be provided with a clean moral environment | Article 17a | Article 29, not emphasized |
29 | The Right to health and social care | Article 17b | Article 25 |
30 | The Right of the individual to enjoy life | Article 17c | Article 25 |
31 | The Right to security of persons, religion, family, honor and finances | Article 18a | Articles 3, 12, and 22 |
32 | The Right to independence in residence, family, wealth, and communications | Article 18b | Article 12 |
33 | The Right of privacy of one’s house | Article 18c | Article12 |
34 | The Right to resort to legal recourse | Article 19e | Article 11 |
35 | The Right to enjoy the principal of being innocent from penalty of law unless proven guilty | Article 19e | Article11 |
36 | The Right to be free in conduct and general behavior, and prohibiting undue limits; prohibiting torture and actions degrading human prestige and taking of hostages |
Article 20
Article 21 |
Articles 5,9,11 and 14 |
37 | The Right to freedom of speech | Article 22 | Article 19 |
38 | The Right to enjoin good and forbid evil | Article 22b | Nil |
39 | The Right of the individual to defend his respect against insult and to prohibit violating human values and instigating hatred | Article 22 | Nil |
40 | The Right of the individual to participate in the administrative and political decision making | Article 23 | Articles 21 a, b and c |
41 | The Right to security and freedom from anxiety because of one’s beliefs | Article 10 in detail | Article 18 and 28 |
42 | The Right to freedom of expression without being concerned about one’s beliefs | Article 10 in detail | Article19 |
43 | The Right to forming peaceful assemblies and associations | Article 23 | Article 20 |
44 | The Right to join trade unions and associations | General Article 23 |
Article23d |
45 | The Right to rest and enjoy holidays | Article 13 | Article 24 |