Human rights
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THE RIGHT TO LIFE Kabul, Afghanistan, 1993. (Steve McCurry/Magnum Photos) swissinfo.ch -
NO DISCRIMINATION Nairobi, Kenya, 1988. Jockey Club. (Stuart Franklin/Magnum Photos) swissinfo.ch -
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) swissinfo.ch -
THE RIGHT TO HEALTH Brazil, 1966. River Amazon. (Bruno Barbey/Magnum Photos) swissinfo.ch -
THE RIGHT TO A HOME Moscow, Russia, 2000. A homeless woman eats her breakfast on the cold streets. (Maxim Marmur/AP) swissinfo.ch -
THE RIGHT TO A PRIVATE LIFE Tehran, Iran, 2000. An Iranian architect marries a British journalist at a traditional ceremony. (Abbas/Magnum Photos) swissinfo.ch -
THE FREEDOM OF THOUGHT AND BELIEF Alabama, US, 1996. (Abbas/Magnum Photos) swissinfo.ch -
THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION Tirgu Bujor, Romania, 2004. A Romanian gypsy girl writes the alphabet during class. (Vadim Ghirda/AP) swissinfo.ch -
THE RIGHT TO WORK Chener, China, 2001. The polluted environment of a gold mine. (Reuters/China Photo) swissinfo.ch -
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) swissinfo.ch -
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) swissinfo.ch -
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) swissinfo.ch -
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) swissinfo.ch
Putting faces to abstract concepts.
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