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ment. State-run services, such as schools and hospitals, should be open to all citizens, whatever their political or religious opinions. Finally, the Universal Declaration sets out each individual’s rights to seek work, to receive fair pay for their work, and to be given time off to rest and relax. It says that everyone should have the right to an adequate standard of living—that is, food, water, and shelter—and to receive benefits from state welfare systems, where they exist. It also stated that each person should have the right to an education, and should be permitted to take part in the cultural life of their community. (The full

Young Palestinians search through the rubble of their home, which was destroyed by Israeli airstrikes in Khuza'a, the southern part of the Gaza Strip. During the long-run- ning conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, both sides have been guilty of human- rights abuses.

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What Are Human Rights?