. ▁ ▁Right ▁to ▁life ▁The ▁declaration ▁states ▁that ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁of ▁equals , ▁which ▁includes ▁humans , ▁have ▁an ▁essential ▁right ▁to ▁life ▁and ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁killed ▁except ▁in ▁certain ▁strictly ▁defined ▁circumstances ▁such ▁as ▁self - def ense . ▁ ▁Prote ction ▁of ▁individual ▁liberty ▁The ▁declaration ▁states ▁that ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁of ▁equals ▁are ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁dep riv ed ▁of ▁their ▁liberty , ▁and ▁are ▁entitled ▁to ▁immediate ▁release ▁where ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁no ▁form ▁of ▁due ▁process . ▁Under ▁the ▁proposed ▁declaration , ▁the ▁det ention ▁of ▁great ▁ap es ▁who ▁have ▁not ▁been ▁conv icted ▁of ▁any ▁crime ▁or ▁who ▁are ▁not ▁cr imin ally ▁li able ▁should ▁be ▁permitted ▁only ▁where ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁shown ▁that ▁the ▁det ention ▁is ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁interests ▁or ▁is ▁necessary ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁public . ▁The ▁declaration ▁says ▁there ▁must ▁be ▁a ▁right ▁of ▁appeal , ▁either ▁directly ▁or ▁through ▁an ▁advoc ate , ▁to ▁a ▁jud icial ▁trib unal . ▁ ▁Pro hib ition ▁of ▁tort ure ▁The ▁declaration ▁prohib its ▁the ▁tort ure , ▁defined ▁as ▁the ▁deliber ate ▁inf lic tion ▁of ▁severe ▁pain , ▁on ▁any ▁great ▁a pe , ▁whether ▁want only ▁or ▁because ▁of ▁a ▁perce ived ▁benefit ▁to ▁others . ▁Under ▁International ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Law ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁j us ▁c og ens ▁principle ▁and ▁under ▁all ▁major ▁human ▁rights ▁documents ▁it ▁cannot ▁at ▁any ▁time ▁be ▁der og ated ▁by ▁any ▁State . ▁ ▁O pp osition