CESC - CHAPTER

2:LESSON 3
CORE VALUES AND PRINCIPLES OF
COMMUNITY-ACTION INITIATIVES
 THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION
OF HUMAN RIGHTS
 Human rights rest upon a fundamental philosophical claim that there exists a rationally identifiable
moral order, an order whose legitimacy precedes contingent social and historical conditions and
always applies to all human beings everywhere and. According to Nickel (1992), “they exist and are
available standards of justification and criticism whether or not they are recognized or implemented by
the legal system or officials of a country.” Human rights aim to identify the basis for determining the
shape, content, and scope of fundamental public norms.
 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is an international document that states basic
rights and fundamental freedoms to which all human beings are entitled
 The Universal Declaration commences by acknowledging that the integral dignity of a person is the
foundation of freedom, justice, and peace. It pronounces that human rights are universal that are to be
appreciated by all people - black or white, tall or small, rich or poor.
 The Universal Declaration, which was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December
10, 1948, has 30 articles. It embraces civil and political rights, like the right to life, liberty, free speech,
and privacy, as well as economic, social, and cultural rights, like the right to social security, health,
and education.
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CORE VALUES AND
PRINCIPLES OF
COMMUNITY-ACTION
INITIATIVES
 THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION
OF HUMAN RIGHTS
 THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
 Article 1. - All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
 Article 2. -Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration,
without distinction of any kind.
 Article 3. - Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
 Article 4. - No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be
prohibited in all their forms.
 Article 5. - No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
or punishment.
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OF HUMAN RIGHTS

 Article 6. - Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.
 Article 7. - All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal
protection of the law.
 Article 8. - 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.
 Article 9. - No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.
 Article 10. - Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair trial.
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OF HUMAN RIGHTS

 Article 11. - Everyone has the human right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty.
 Article 12. - Everyone has the human right to privacy and family life.
 Article 13. - Everyone has the human right to freedom of movement and residence within
the state, to leave any country and to return to one’s country.
 Article 14. - Everyone has the human righty to see asylum from persecution.
 Article 15. - Everyone has the human right to a nationality
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OF HUMAN RIGHTS

 Article 16. - All adults have the human right to marry and found a family.
 Article 17. - Everyone has the human right to own property.
 Article 18. - Everyone has the human right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion.
 Article 19. - Everyone has the human right to freedom of opinion and expression.
 Article 20. - Everyone has the human right peaceful assembly and association.
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OF HUMAN RIGHTS
 Article 21. - Everyone has the human right to take part in government of one's country
directly or through free and fair elections and access to public service.
 Article 22. - Everyone has the human right to social security and to the realization of the
economic, social, and cultural rights indispensable for dignity.
 Article 23. - Everyone has the human right work, to just conditions of work, to protection
against unemployment, to equal pay for equal work, to sufficient pay to ensure a dignified
existence for oneself and one's family, and to join a trade union.
 Article 24. - Everyone has the human right to rest and leisure.
 Article 25. - Everyone has the human right to a standard of living adequate for health and
well-being.
THE CORE VALUES AND GUIDING
PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY ACTION
The UDHR serves as the inspiration, platform, and reference of community action. The values
and principles that guide social development workers, community organizers, and social
advocates are heavily influenced by the UDHR. 
1. Human Rights
 These are inherent in all human beings, whatever their nationality, place of residence, sex,
national or ethnic origin, color, religion, language, or any other status is. We are all equally
entitled to our human rights without discrimination.
2. Social Justice
 According to the Global Issues Pilot Team (2011), social justice is "societal value which
guides' human interaction and, in particular, the fair distribution of society's benefits,
advantages, and assets, not just by the law and in the courts but in all aspects of society."
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PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY ACTION
3. Empowerment and Advocacy
 According to World Bank, empowerment is defined as "gaining power and control over
decisions and resources that determine the quality of life." Broadly, the term refers to the
expansion of freedom of choice and action.
4. Participatory Development
 It highlights the involvement of the voiceless, those who are marginalized in the
development process. It gives recognition and importance to the poor and disadvantaged
people, as well as a chance for them to be heard and get involved in the development
process.
5. Gender Equality and Equity
 It seeks the equal treatment of men and women. This means equal opportunities in life,
elimination of discrimination based on gender, equal pay for equal work, and others.
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