THE RIGHT TO LIFE

Kabul, Afghanistan, 1993. (Steve McCurry/Magnum Photos)

NO DISCRIMINATION

Nairobi, Kenya, 1988. Jockey Club. (Stuart Franklin/Magnum Photos)

THE RIGHT TO FOOD

Delhi, India, 2003. Students of the Municipal Corporation School wait in line to get their free midday meal. (Manish Swarup/AP)

THE RIGHT TO HEALTH

Brazil, 1966. River Amazon. (Bruno Barbey/Magnum Photos)

THE RIGHT TO A HOME

Moscow, Russia, 2000. A homeless woman eats her breakfast on the cold streets. (Maxim Marmur/AP)

THE RIGHT TO A PRIVATE LIFE

Tehran, Iran, 2000. An Iranian architect marries a British journalist at a traditional ceremony. (Abbas/Magnum Photos)

THE FREEDOM OF THOUGHT AND BELIEF

Alabama, US, 1996. (Abbas/Magnum Photos)

THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION

Tirgu Bujor, Romania, 2004. A Romanian gypsy girl writes the alphabet during class. (Vadim Ghirda/AP)

THE RIGHT TO WORK

Chener, China, 2001. The polluted environment of a gold mine. (Reuters/China Photo)

THE PROTECTION OF PROPERTY

Wana, Pakistan, 2002. A nomad woman with her herd and belongings makes her way to neighbouring Afghanistan. Caravans of nomads have followed this ancient route for thousands of years. (B. K. Bangash, AP)

THE RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL AND PROHIBITION OF TORTURE

Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 1998. A bed at the Khmer Rouge Torture Centre of Tuol Slengh. (Gilles Peress/Magnum Photos)

POLITICAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

Glarus, Switzerland, September 2, 2001. The open-air assembly of citizens votes by a show of hands. (Keystone/Arno Balzarini)

THE RIGHTS OF REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS

Kibundo, Rwanda, 1996. A refugee is welcomed by his daughter and relatives as he arrives in his village. Hundreds of thousands of refugees are returning to Rwanda from exile in Tanzania. (Ricardo Mazalan/AP)