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Introduction

Despite the fact that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is one of the most important documents ever written by human beings, its articles are unknown to most humans. Even specialists working in the field of human rights find it difficult to remember the articles or even to confirm whether certain articles are listed in the declaration or in another document. This dilemma in learning or teaching the declaration in a way that addresses simultaneously the mind and the conscience can be overcome through interactive memorizing means. And through these means also, the spirit and the values of the declaration can be integrated into the conscience of the learner. So that learning is not only limited to the informational side, but also includes sensing and believing those rights.

This publication is a product of workshops and experiences with individuals and groups of different ages, educations, cultures and orientations. The publication attempts to spread the values of the declaration and to put it in its proper place as a source of international and universal morals.

At first glance, it seems as if the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a group of items and texts describing the general human rights in the form of rights and laws. But by analyzing and categorizing these items, it becomes possible also to understand the spirit of the declaration and how the authors approached it at that time.