Institution or law · UDHR Art. 12
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Art. 12)
In plain English
The human rights declaration proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948. Its Article 12 protects privacy, family, home and correspondence against arbitrary interference.
What the law says
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.
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