UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
All human beings are to be treated as free and equal in dignity and rights, and should act toward one another in brotherhood.
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All human beings are to be treated as free and equal in dignity and rights, and should act toward one another in brotherhood. Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person. No one may hold a person in slavery or servitude, and slavery and the slave trade are prohibited in all forms. No one may be subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment. Everyone has the right to be recognized as a person before the law.
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Article 1
All human beings are to be treated as free and equal in dignity and rights, and should act toward one another in brotherhood.
Ingingo ya mbere Article One Article premier Abantu bose bavuka bigenga kandi no mu bareshya mu ubwenge burenganzira. cyubahiro Bafite All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience Tous les êtres humains naissent libres et égaux en dignité et en droits. Ils sont doués de raison et de conscience et 4 n’umutimanama kandi bagomba kubana nk’abavandimwe. and should act toward one another in a spirit of brotherhood. doivent agir les uns envers les autres dans un esprit de fraternité. - 2 Verify source ↗
Article 2
Ingingo ya 2 Article 2 Article 2 ryo ryose, iryo ari 1. Umuntu wese afite uburenganzira bwose n’ubwisanzure biri muri iri Tangazo, nta vangura ryaba irishingiye ku bwoko, ibara ry’uruhu, igitsina, ururimi, idini, ibitekerezo bya politiki cyangwa ku bindi bitekerezo, ubwenegihugu, aho akomoka, umutungo, aho yavukiye cyangwa ibindi. in 1. Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. 2. Byongeye, nta vangura iryo ari ryo ryose rigomba kubaho rishingiye ku miterere ya politiki, amategeko cyangwa imimerere mpuzamahanga y’igihugu cyangwa intara umuntu akomokamo, icyo gihugu cyangwa byaba byigenga, ari indagizo, ikitarabona ubwigenge imbibi cyangwa kitarenga ku bijyanye n’ubwigenge. gifite 2. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a it be person belongs, whether non-self- independent, governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty. trust, 5 la les dans 1. Chacun peut se prévaloir de tous les droits et de libertés toutes proclamés présente Déclaration, sans distinction aucune, notamment de race, de couleur, de sexe, de langue, de religion, d’opinion politique ou de toute autre opinion, d’origine nationale ou sociale, de fortune, de naissance ou de toute autre situation. le sur fondée 2. De plus, il ne sera fait aucune distinction statut politique, juridique ou international du pays ou du territoire dont une personne est ressortissante, que ce pays ou territoire soit indépendant, sous tutelle, non autonome ou soumis à une limitation quelconque de souveraineté. - 3 Verify source ↗
Article 3
Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person.
Ingingo ya 3 Article 3 Article 3 Umuntu wese afite uburenganzira bwo kubaho, ukizana kwishyira n’ubw’umutekano w’ubumuntu bwe. Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person. Tout individu a droit à la vie, à la liberté et à la sûreté de sa personne. - 4 Verify source ↗
Article 4
No one may hold a person in slavery or servitude, and slavery and the slave trade are prohibited in all forms.
Ingingo ya 4 Article 4 Article 4 Ntawe ushobora gushyirwa mu bucakara kimwe no mu buja; ubucakara n’ubucuruzi bw’abacakara birabujijwe mu buryo bwose byakorwamo. No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms. Nul ne sera tenu en esclavage ni en servitude; l’esclavage et la traite des esclaves sont interdits sous toutes leurs formes. - 5 Verify source ↗
Article 5
No one may be subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment.
Ingingo ya 5 Ntawe ugomba gukorerwa iyicarubozo, guhabwa ibihano cyangwa gukorerwa ibikorwa by’ubugome, bya kinyamaswa cyangwa bitesha umuntu agaciro. Article 5 No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Article 5 Nul ne sera soumis à la torture, ni à des peines cruels, inhumains ou dégradants. traitements ou - 6 Verify source ↗
Article 6
Everyone has the right to be recognized as a person before the law.
Ingingo ya 6 Article 6 Article 6 Buri wese afite uburenganzira bw’ ukwemerwa k’ubuzimagatozi bwe aho ari ho hose. Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law. Chacun a le droit à la reconnaissance en tous lieux de sa personnalité juridique. - 7 Verify source ↗
Article 7
All persons are equal before the law and entitled to equal protection without discrimination.
Ingingo ya 7 Article 7 Article 7 Abantu imbere y’amategeko kandi bafite uburenganzira barangana bose All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to Tous sont égaux devant la loi et ont droit sans distinction à une égale 6 bwo kurengerwa ku buryo bungana n’itegeko nta vangura. Abantu bose barindwa ku buryo bungana ivangura iryo ari ryo ryose rinyuranye n’iri Tangazo ndetse n’icyateza iryo vangura icyo ari cyo cyose. equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration any and incitement to such discrimination. against protection de la loi. Tous ont droit à une protection égale contre toute discrimination qui violerait la présente Déclaration toute provocation à une telle discrimination. contre et - 8 Verify source ↗
Article 8
Everyone has the right to an effective remedy before the competent national tribunals for acts that violate fundamental rights granted by the constitution or by law.
Ingingo ya 8 Article 8 Article 8 inkiko z’ibihugu Umuntu wese afite uburenganzira bwo kuregera zibifitiye ububasha iyo akorewe ibikorwa bimubuza ahabwa uburenganzira n’Itegeko Nshinga andi mategeko. bw’ibanze cyangwa Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national the tribunals fundamental rights granted to him by the constitution or by law. for acts violating les devant Toute personne a droit à un recours effectif juridictions les nationales compétentes contre actes violant les droits fondamentaux qui la sont constitution ou par la loi. reconnus par lui - 9 Verify source ↗
Article 9
No one may be arbitrarily arrested, detained, or exiled.
Ingingo ya 9 Article 9 Article 9 Nta muntu ugomba gufatwa, gufungwa cyangwa kwirukanwa mu gihugu cye binyuranyije n’amategeko. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile. Nul ne peut être arbitrairement arrêté, détenu ou exilé. - 10 Verify source ↗
Article 10
Everyone is entitled to a fair and public hearing before an independent and impartial tribunal.
Ingingo ya 10 Article 10 Article 10 bungana Umuntu wese afite uburenganzira, mu buryo bwo kuburanishwa mu buryo buboneye kandi mu ruhame n’urukiko rwigenga kandi rudafite aho rubogamiye, rukemeza ibyo n’ubw’abandi, Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and Toute personne a droit, en pleine égalité, à ce que sa cause soit entendue équitablement et publiquement par un tribunal indépendant et impartial, qui décidera, soit de ses droits et 7 afiteho uburenganzira cyangwa ategetswe gukora cyangwa ishingiro ry’ikirego cyose akurikiranweho mu nshinjabyaha. obligations and of any criminal charge against him. obligations, soit du bien-fondé de toute accusation en matière pénale dirigée contre elle. - 11 Verify source ↗
Article 11
People charged with a penal offense are entitled to be presumed innocent, and no one may be convicted for conduct that was not an offense when it happened or given a heavier penalty than then applied.
Ingingo ya 11 Article 11 Article 11 1. Umuntu wese afatwa nk’umwere ku cyaha aregwa igihe cyose kitaramuhama mu buryo bukurikije amategeko mu rubanza rwaburanishjwe mu ruhame kandi yahawe uburyo bwose bwa ngombwa bwo kwiregura. 1. Everyone charged with a penal offense has the right to be presumed innocent guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defense. proved until 1. Toute personne accusée d’un acte délictueux est présumée innocente, jusqu’à ce que sa culpabilité ait été légalement établie au cours d’un procès public où toutes les garanties nécessaires à sa défense lui auront été assurées. 2. Nta muntu ushobora guhanirwa ibyo yakoze cyangwa atakoze, iyo amategeko amategeko cyangwa y’Igihugu mpuzamahanga atabifataga nk’icyaha igihe byakorwaga. Na none ntawe ushobora guhanishwa igihano kiruta icyari giteganyijwe n’amategeko mu gihe yakoraga icyaha. 2. No one shall be held guilty of any penal offense on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offense, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal offense was committed. 2. Nul ne sera condamné pour des actions ou omissions qui, au moment où elles ont été commises, ne constituaient pas un acte délictueux d’après ou droit international. De même, il ne sera infligé aucune peine plus forte que celle qui était applicable au moment où l’acte délictueux a été commis. national le - 12 Verify source ↗
Article 12
No one may be subjected to arbitrary interference with privacy, family, home, correspondence, honor, or reputation, and everyone has the right to legal protection against such interference.
Ingingo ya 12 Article 12 Article 12 Ntawe ushobora kuvogerwa, mu buryo bunyuranyije n’amategeko, mu mibereho No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, Nul ne sera l’objet d’immixtions arbitraires dans sa vie privée, sa 8 ubutumwa ye bwite, umuryango we, urugo rwe yohererezanya cyangwa n’abandi, icyubahiro n’agaciro ke mu maso y’abandi ntibivogerwa. Buri wese afite uburenganzira bwo kurindwa n’itegeko iryo vogerwa n’ihungabanywa. upon home or correspondence, nor to and his attacks reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks. honor ou son domicile famille, sa correspondance, ni d’atteintes à son honneur et à sa réputation. Toute personne a droit à la protection de la loi contre de telles immixtions ou de telles atteintes. - 13 Verify source ↗
Article 13
Everyone has the right to move and live within a state, and to leave any country and return to their own country.
Ingingo ya 13 Article 13 Article 13 1. Umuntu wese afite uburenganzira bwo kujya no gutura aho ashaka mu gihugu. 1. Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each State. 1. Toute personne a le droit de circuler librement et de choisir sa résidence à l’intérieur d’un État. 2. Umuntu wese afite uburenganzira bwo kuva mu gihugu icyo ari cyo cyose, harimo n’icye, no kugaruka mu gihugu cye. 2. Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country. 2. Toute personne a le droit de quitter tout pays, y compris le sien, et de revenir dans son pays. - 14 Verify source ↗
Article 14
Everyone has a right to seek and enjoy asylum in other countries if persecuted, except where the case involves non-political crimes or acts against UN purposes and principles.
Ingingo ya 14 Article 14 Article 14 1. Igihe hari itotezwa, umuntu wese afite uburenganzira bwo gusaba ubuhungiro no kubuhabwa mu bindi bihugu. 1. Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution. la persécution, toute 1. Devant personne a le droit de chercher asile et de bénéficier de l’asile en d’autres pays. burenganzira 2. Ubu ntibushobora kwiyambazwa mu gihe umuntu afite ibyo akurikiranweho nyakuri bishingiye ku ibikorwa cyaha gisanzwe cyangwa 2. This right may not be invoked in the case of prosecutions genuinely arising from non-political crimes or 2. Ce droit ne peut être invoqué dans réellement le cas de poursuites fondées sur un crime de droit commun ou sur des agissements contraires aux 9 binyuranye n’intego ndetse n’amahame by’Umuryango w’Abibumbye. from acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations. buts et aux principes des Nations Unies. - 15 Verify source ↗
Article 15
Everyone has the right to a nationality, and no one may be arbitrarily deprived of nationality or denied the right to change it.
Ingingo ya 15 Article 15 Article 15 1. Umuntu wese afite uburenganzira ku bwenegihugu. 1. Everyone has the right to a nationality. 1. Tout nationalité. individu a droit à une Ntawe 2. kwamburwa ushobora ubwenegihugu ku buryo bunyuranyije avutswe n’amategeko uburenganzira guhindura ubwenegihugu bwe. cyangwa ngo bwo 2. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality. 2. Nul ne peut être arbitrairement privé de sa nationalité, ni du droit de changer de nationalité. - 16 Verify source ↗
Article 16
Adults of full age have the right to marry and found a family without discrimination, marriage requires free and full consent, and the family is entitled to protection by society and the State.
Ingingo ya 16 Article 16 Article 16 1. Abagabo n’abagore bujuje imyaka, nta vangura iryo ari ryo ryose ryaba irishingiye ku bwoko, ubwenegihugu cyangwa idini, bafite uburenganzira bwo gushyingirwa no gushinga kandi uburenganzira bungana bukomoka kuri uko gushyingirwa mu gihe babana ndetse n’igihe cyo gutana. umuryango. Bafite 1. Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution. 1. A partir de l’âge nubile, l’homme et la femme, sans aucune restriction quant à la race, la nationalité ou la religion, ont le droit de se marier et de fonder une famille. Ils ont des droits égaux au regard du mariage, durant le mariage et lors de sa dissolution. Ugushyingiranwa ntigushobora 2. gukorwa hatari ubushake bwisanzuye 2. Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses. 2. Le mariage ne peut être conclu qu’avec le libre et plein consentement des futurs époux. 10 kandi gushyingiranwa. busesuye by’abashaka 3. Umuryango ni ishingiro kamere kandi ry’imbaga y’abantu kandi ry’ibanze ugomba kurengerwa n’iyo mbaga ndetse na Leta. 3. The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State. 3. La famille est l’élément naturel et fondamental de la société et a droit à la protection de la société et de l’État. - 17 Verify source ↗
Article 17
Everyone has a right to own property, alone or with others, and property cannot be taken away arbitrarily.
Ingingo ya 17 Article 17 Article 17 1. Umuntu wese, ku giti cye cyangwa afatanyije n’abandi, afite uburenganzira bwo kugira umutungo. 1. Everyone has the right to own in property alone as well as association with others. 1. Toute personne, aussi bien seule la qu’en collectivité, a droit à propriété. 2. Ntawe ushobora kwamburwa umutungo we mu buryo bunyuranyije n’amategeko. 2. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property. 2. Nul ne peut être arbitrairement privé de sa propriété. - 18 Verify source ↗
Article 18
Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion, including the right to change religion or belief and to express it alone or with others, in public or private.
Ingingo ya 18 Article 18 Article 18 mu bitekerezo, Umuntu wese afite uburenganzira ku ku bwisanzure mutimanama no ku idini; ubu burenganzira bukubiyemo ubwisanzure mu guhindura idini cyangwa imyemerere, n’ubwisanzure mu kugaragaza idini cyangwa imyemerere ye ari wenyine cyangwa ari hamwe n’abandi mu ruhamwe cyangwa yihereye yifashishije inyigisho, imigenzo, gusenga no gukora imihango ijyanye no gusenga. Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public and private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance. Toute personne a droit à la liberté de pensée, de conscience et de religion ; ce droit implique la liberté de changer de religion ou de conviction ainsi que la liberté de manifester sa religion ou sa conviction seule ou en commun, tant en public qu’en privé, par l’enseignement, les pratiques, le culte et l’accomplissement des rites. 11 - 19 Verify source ↗
Article 19
Ingingo ya 19 Article 19 Article 19 Umuntu wese afite uburenganzira ku bwisanzure mu gutanga ibitekerezo no kubigaragaza, ibi bikaba bivuga ko afite uburenganzira bwo kudahangayika kubera ibitekerezo bye n’ubwo gushaka, kwakira no gusakaza, nta nzitizi z’imipaka, amakuru hakoreshejwe uburyo bwose bwo kubigaragaza. n’ibitekerezo Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers. Tout individu a droit à la liberté d’opinion et d’expression, ce qui implique le droit de ne pas être inquiété pour ses opinions et celui de chercher, de recevoir et de répandre, sans considérations de frontières, les informations et les idées par quelque moyen d’expression que ce soit. - 20 Verify source ↗
Article 20
Everyone has the right to peaceful assembly and association, and no one can be forced to join an association.
Ingingo ya 20 Article 20 Article 20 1. Umuntu wese afite uburenganzira ku bwisanzure ku nama n’ukwishyira hamwe n’abandi by’ituze . 1. Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association. 1. Toute personne a droit à la liberté de réunion et d’association pacifiques. 2. Ntawe ushobora guhatirwa kujya mu ishyirahamwe. 2. No one may be compelled to belong to an association. 2. Nul ne peut être obligé de faire partie d’une association. - 21 Verify source ↗
Article 21
Everyone has rights to participate in government, access public service equally, and take part in periodic genuine elections with universal, equal, secret voting or an equivalent free voting method.
Ingingo ya 21 Article 21 Article 21 1. Umuntu wese afite uburenganzira bwo kujya mu miyoborere y’igihugu cye mu buryo butaziguye cyangwa abinyujije ku bamuhagarariye batowe mu bwisanzure. 1. Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives. 12 1. Toute personne a le droit de prendre la direction des affaires part à publiques soit directement, soit par l’intermédiaire de représentants librement choisis. pays, son de 2. Umuntu wese afite uburenganzira bwo kujya, mu buryo bungana n’ubw’abandi, mu imirimo ya Leta y’igihugu cye. 2. Everyone has the right of equal in his to public service access country. 2. Toute personne a droit à accéder, dans des conditions d’égalité, aux fonctions publiques de son pays. 3. Ubushake bw’abaturage ni bwo shingiro ry’ubutegetsi; ubu bushake bugomba kugaragarira mu matora atarimo uburiganya akorwa n’abaturage bose mu buryo bungana, agaruka nyuma y’igihe giteganyijwe, akozwe mu ibanga cyangwa hakurikijwe ubundi buryo nkabwo butuma haba ubwisanzure bw’itora. 3. The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures. le 3. La volonté du peuple est fondement de l’autorité des pouvoirs publics; cette volonté doit s’exprimer par des élections honnêtes qui doivent avoir lieu périodiquement, au suffrage universel égal et au vote secret ou suivant une procédure équivalente assurant la liberté du vote. - 22 Verify source ↗
Article 22
Everyone has a right to social security.
Ingingo ya 22 Article 22 Article 22 Umuntu wese, nk’ugize imbaga y’abantu, afite uburenganzira ku bwiteganyirize; ibimuhagije ku bushingiye ku kugira burenganzira mu by’ubukungu, imibereho myiza n’umuco bikenewe ku cyubahiro risesuye cye ry’ubumuntu bwe, binyuze mu mbaraga z’igihugu no mu bufatanye mpuzamahanga ku mitunganyirize kandi n’ubushobozi bya buri gihugu. iterambere hitawe no ku to realization, Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is through entitled national effort and international co- operation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality. Toute personne, en tant que membre de la société, a droit à la sécurité sociale ; elle est fondée à obtenir la satisfaction des droits économiques, sociaux et culturels indispensables à sa dignité et au libre développement de sa personnalité, grâce à l’effort coopération national et de internationale, l’organisation et des ressources de chaque pays. à la compte tenu 13 - 23 Verify source ↗
Article 23
Everyone has rights to work, equal pay, fair remuneration, and to form or join trade unions.
Ingingo ya 23 Article 23 Article 23 umurimo, 1. Umuntu wese afite uburenganzira bwo kugira kuwuhitamo mu bwisanzure, mu buryo buboneye kandi bumunogeye no kurindwa kubaho adafite akazi. 1. Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favorable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment. 1. Toute personne a droit au travail, au libre choix de son travail, à des conditions équitables et satisfaisantes de travail et à la protection contre le chômage. 2. Abantu bose bafite uburenganzira, nta vangura iryo ari ryo ryose, ku mushahara ungana igihe bakora akazi kamwe. 3. Umuntu wese ukora afite uburenganzira ku mushahara ukwiye kandi uhagije utuma we n’umuryango we bagira ubuzima bubereye icyubahiro cya muntu kandi ukuzuzwa mu gihe bishoboka, n’ubundi imibereho buryo bugamije kurengera myiza. Everyone, 2. any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work. without 3. Everyone who works has the right to just and favorable remuneration ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity, if necessary, by other means of social protection. supplemented, and 2. Tous ont droit, sans aucune discrimination, à un salaire égal pour un travail égal. 3. Quiconque travaille a droit à une rémunération équitable et satisfaisante lui assurant ainsi qu’à sa famille une existence conforme à la dignité humaine et complétée, s’il y a lieu, par tous autres moyens de protection sociale. 4. Umuntu wese afite uburenganzira bwo gushinga yishyize hamwe n’abandi ingaga z’abakozi kimwe no kujya mu zindi ngaga zigamije kurengera inyungu ze 4. Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests. 4. Toute personne a le droit de fonder avec d’autres des syndicats et de s’affilier à des syndicats pour la défense de ses intérêts. - 24 Verify source ↗
Article 24
Everyone has the right to rest and reasonable leisure, including limits on working hours and periodic paid holidays.
Ingingo ya 24 Article 24 Article 24 Umuntu wese afite uburenganzira bwo kuruhuka no kwidagadura kimwe no ku Everyone has the right to rest and reasonable leisure, including Toute personne a droit au repos et aux loisirs et notamment à une limitation 14 igenwa n’ibiruhuko ngarukagihe bihemberwa. ry’amasaha y’akazi akwiye limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay. raisonnable de la durée du travail et à des congés payés périodiques. - 25 Verify source ↗
Article 25
Everyone has a right to an adequate standard of living, social security in certain hardship situations, and children and parents have special protection.
Ingingo ya 25 Article 25 Article 25 1. Umuntu wese afite uburenganzira ku gipimo cy’imibereho gihagije kugira ngo we n’umuryango we bagire ubuzima, imibereho myiza, cyane ku birebana n’ibiribwa, imyambaro, icumbi, ukwivuza kimwe n’izindi serivisi za ngombwa zijyanye n’imibereho myiza; afite kandi uburenganzira bwo kurengerwa igihe adafite akazi, arwaye, amugaye, apfakaye, ageze mu zabukuru cyangwa mu bindi bihe atakaje kwibeshaho uburyo bidaturutse ku bushake bwe. bwo family, including 1. Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control. pour 1. Toute personne a droit à un niveau de vie suffisant pour assurer sa santé, son bien- être et ceux de sa famille, notamment l’alimentation, l’habillement, le logement, les soins médicaux ainsi que pour les services sociaux nécessaires; elle a droit à la sécurité en cas de chômage, de maladie, d’invalidité, de veuvage, de vieillesse ou dans les autres cas de perte de ses moyens de subsistance par suite de circonstances indépendantes de sa volonté. 2. Ababyeyi n’abana bafite uburenganzira ku bufasha no guterwa inkunga mu buryo bwihariye. Abana bose, baba abavutse ku babyeyi cyangwa bashyingiranywe batashyinginywe, barengerwa mu buryo bungana mu mibereho. 2. Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection. 2. La maternité et l’enfance ont droit à une aide et à une assistance spéciale. Tous les enfants, qu’ils soient nés dans le mariage ou hors mariage, jouissent de la même protection sociale. 15 - 26 Verify source ↗
Article 26
Everyone has a right to education, and parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education given to their children.
Ingingo ya 26 Article 26 Article 26 1. Umuntu wese afite uburenganzira ku burezi. Uburezi ni ubuntu, nibura mu byiciro bya ngombwa kandi by’ibanze. Uburezi bw’ibanze ni itegeko. Uburezi bwa bw’umwuga cyangwa bugomba kuba rusange kandi kwakirwa mu mashuri makuru bikemererwa abantu bose ku buryo bungana hashingiwe ku bushobozi bwabo. tekiniki in the the right elementary 1. Everyone has to education. Education shall be free, at and least stages. Elementary fundamental education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit. a droit élémentaire 1. Toute personne à l’éducation. L’éducation doit être gratuite, au moins en ce qui concerne l’enseignement et L’enseignement fondamental. obligatoire. élémentaire L’enseignement et professionnel doit être généralisé; l’accès aux études supérieures doit être ouvert en pleine égalité à tous en fonction de leur mérite. technique est 2. Uburezi bugomba kuba bugamije ubwisanzure busesuye bw’imimerere ya kimuntu no gushimangira iyubahirizwa ry’ uburenganzira bwa muntu n’ubwisanzure bw’ibanze. Bugomba gutuma habaho ubwumvikane, ubworoherane n’imibanire ya gicuti hagati y’ibihugu byose, ubwoko cyangwa amadini no guteza imbere ibikorwa by’Umuryango w’Abibumbye bigamije gushimangira amahoro. 2. Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and It fundamental shall freedoms. promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace. 2. L’éducation doit viser au plein épanouissement de la personnalité humaine et au renforcement du respect des droits de l’homme et des libertés fondamentales. Elle doit favoriser la compréhension, et la l’amitié entre toutes les nations et tous les groupes raciaux ou religieux, ainsi que le développement des activités des Nations Unies pour le maintien de la paix. tolérance 3. Ababyeyi ni bo ba mbere bafite uburenganzira bwo guhitamo imiterere y’uburezi bugomba guhabwa abana babo. 3. Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children. 3. Les parents ont, par priorité, le droit de choisir le genre d’éducation à donner à leurs enfants. 16 - 27 Verify source ↗
Article 27
Everyone has rights to take part in cultural life, enjoy the arts, join in scientific progress, and get protection for moral and material interests from their creative works.
Ingingo ya 27 Article 27 Article 27 1. Umuntu wese afite uburenganzira bwo kwisanzura mu kugira uruhare mu bikorwa ndangamuco kugira uruhare mu byiza by’ubugeni no kugira uruhare mu iterambere rya gihanga no ku musaruro ubikomokaho. by’umuryango, 2. Umuntu wese afite uburenganzira zaba bw’ukurengerwa izifatika n’izo mu bitekerezo zavuye mu bikorwa ibyo ari byo byose bya gihanga, ubugeni n’ubuvanganzo bimukomokaho. kw’inyungu 1. Everyone has the right to freely participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits. 1. Toute personne a le droit de prendre part librement à la vie culturelle de la communauté, de jouir des arts et de participer au progrès scientifique et aux bienfaits qui en résultent. 2. Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material any interests scientific, artistic production of which he is the author. resulting literary from or 2. Chacun a droit à la protection des intérêts moraux et matériels découlant de toute production scientifique, littéraire ou artistique dont il est l’auteur. - 28 Verify source ↗
Article 28
Everyone is entitled to a social and international order that allows the rights and freedoms in the Declaration to be fully realized.
Ingingo ya 28 Article 28 Article 28 Umuntu wese afite uburenganzira bw’uko habaho mu rwego rw’imibanire y’abantu no ku rwego mpuzamahanga ituze rituma uburenganzira n’ubwisanzure buvugwa muri iri Tanganzo bushobora kubahirizwa ku buryo bwuzuye. Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights this and freedoms set forth Declaration can be fully realized. in Toute personne a droit à ce que règne, sur le plan social et sur le plan international, un ordre tel que les droits et libertés énoncés dans la présente Déclaration puissent y trouver plein effet. 17 - 29 Verify source ↗
Article 29
Everyone’s rights and freedoms may be limited by law for the stated purposes, and they may not be used against the purposes and principles of the United Nations.
Ingingo ya 29 Article 29 Article 29 1. Umuntu wese afite muryango mugari n’iterambere ubwisanzure ry’ubumuntu bwe rishoboka. ishingano mu ari ho honyine risesuye 1) Everyone has duties the community in which alone the free full development of his and personality is possible. to 1. L’individu a des devoirs envers la communauté dans laquelle seule le libre et plein développement de sa personnalité est possible. gukoresha uburenganzira 2. Mu n’ubwisanzure bye, umuntu wese azitirwa gusa n’ibiteganywa n’amategeko kugira ngo gusa bitume habaho iyemerwa n’ uburenganzira ry’ iyubahirizwa n’ubwisanzure by’undi, no kugira ngo hubahirizwe ibisabwa n’ubupfura, ituze rusange n’imibereho myiza muri rusange mu muryango ushingiye kuri demokarasi. to such 2. In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order and the general welfare in a democratic society. soumis qu’aux 2. Dans l’exercice de ses droits et dans la jouissance de ses libertés, chacun n’est limitations établies par la loi exclusivement en vue d’assurer la reconnaissance et le respect des droits et libertés d’autrui et afin de satisfaire aux justes exigences de la morale, de l’ordre public et du bien-être général dans une société démocratique. 3. Ubu burenganzira n’ubwisanzure nta na rimwe bishobora gukoreshwa ku buryo n’amahame n’intego bunyuranyije by’Umuryango w’Abibumbye. 3. These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations. 3. Ces droits et libertés ne pourront, en aucun cas, s’exercer contrairement aux buts et aux principes des Nations Unies. - 30 Verify source ↗
Article 30
This provision says the Declaration must not be read as giving any State, group, or person a right to carry out acts aimed at destroying the rights and freedoms it sets out.
Ingingo ya 30 Article 30 Article 30 Nta ngingo n’imwe yo muri iri Tangazo ishobora kumvikana nk’aho iha igihugu, itsinda umuntu uburenganzira bwo kwishora mu gikorwa ry’abantu cyangwa Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act Aucune disposition de la présente Déclaration ne peut être interprétée comme impliquant pour un Etat, un groupement ou un individu un droit 18 cyangwa gukora igikorwa kigamije gukuraho uburenganzira n’ubwisanzure burivugwamo. aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein. quelconque de se livrer à une activité ou d’accomplir un acte visant à la destruction des droits et libertés qui y sont énoncés. 19
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