Statutes of Alpha III
The Statutes of Alpha III were important legal documents drafted on the planet Alpha Sirius III in 2103. The statutes were one of the foundational documents outlining Human rights. The Terra Four colony wrote the statutes while forming a republican government based on principles outlined by Plato in The Republic.[1][2]
Section II
It being determined that sentient beings possess sufficient intelligence to permit self-awareness, they are to be accorded specific inherent rights, regardless of their origin, biological condition, or social and cultural identification. These rights include:
1. The right to live one's life without fear or oppression to the fullest possible extent, qualitatively and chronologically.
2. The right to acquire knowledge, unhindered by prejudice or deliberate obstruction.
3. The right to select for oneself without individual or collective interference those ethical and moral values by which one determines proper conduct.
4. The right to use one's natural and acquired abilities to pursue personal and cultural objectives unfettered by the limitations of outside forces.
5. The right to affiliate with other sentient beings to the mutual benefit of all concerned.[1]