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Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Standard Chartered supports the rights of the individual as expressed in the 1948 United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).

The UDHR contains a number of fundamental rights, which we aim to uphold in all circumstances, including:

• The right to life
• The right to legal recognition as a person
• Freedom of thought, conscience and religion
• Freedom of opinion and expression
• Freedom from torture
• Freedom from cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment
• Freedom from slavery and servitude
• Freedom from retroactive penal legislation

Standard Chartered meets all relevant international legal obligations and all relevant local legal obligations in the countries in which we operate.

We are also committed to the principles of the Global Compact. Please refer to the Global Compact website to see how the Compact relates to human rights.

We are strictly apolitical and do not engage in political activity, support political parties or have any political affiliations worldwide. We recognise that we have direct responsibility for the impact of our activities on our employees, suppliers, customers and the communities in which we operate. We work to protect human rights in our own operations through our internal policies and procedures. Our policies also ensure that human rights are taken into account in procurement and lending decisions.

To find out more, please visit the UDHR website and the Office of the United Nations Human Rights Commissioner website.