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Which of the following statements as per the 'Universal Declaration of Human Rights' is/are correct? 1. The Declaration provides that everyone has a right to seek and enjoy in other country's asylum from prosecution in respect of political crimes. 2. The Declaration provides that everyone has the freedom from arbitrary deprival of nationality, except for the freedom to change nationality.

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2✓ Correct

Explanation

Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) states that everyone has the right to seek and enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution, but this right may NOT be invoked in the case of prosecutions genuinely arising from non-political crimes. So statement 1 reverses the correct position — asylum is barred for non-political crimes, not granted for political crimes in the manner stated. Article 15 provides that everyone has the right to a nationality and no one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality. Statement 2 incorrectly excludes the freedom to change nationality, which is in fact guaranteed. Hence neither statement is correct.
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