Introduction

What is Human Rights?

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 Definition

Rights regarded as belonging fundamentally to all persons

~ Webster

Rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of nationality,

place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin, color, religion,
language, or any other status.
All equally entitled to human rights without discrimination.
~ UN
Human Homo Sapiens Sapiens Rights you
have simply
because you
are human

Right Something to which one has a claim

Classification
of Human
Rights
 Cultural Civil Social Economic Political

Refers to
Those that
characteristics of Rights that
pertain to Related to Rights that
a particular group address matters
personal liberty production, involve
of people, defined such as
and the development, and participation in
by everything education, food,
enjoyment of management of the establishment
from language, and employment.
freedoms and material for the or administration
religion, cuisine, Standard of living
privileges. Civil necessities of life of a government
social habits, and quality of life
and penal laws.
music and arts

Right to Free Prior

Right to due Freedom of
and Informed Social Welfare Right to Vote
process entrepreneurship
Consent
Labels of Human Rights

Affirmative Rights

2nd Generation
Rights
Economic
Social
Cultural

Red Rights
 Core concepts: Universality

It is the duty of States to promote and protect all human rights and
fundamental freedoms, regardless of their political, economic and
cultural systems

The protection of human rights is a state

responsibility which cuts across all
boundaries and civilizations
 Core concepts: Inalienability

Human Rights should not be taken away neither can it be

voluntarily given up

Except:
Specific situations and according to due process
Core concepts: Indivisibility

All human rights have equal status,

and cannot be positioned in a
hierarchical order.
Denial of one right invariably
impedes enjoyment of other rights.
 Core concepts: Interdependence and
Interrelatedness

Each one contributes to the

realization of a persons human
dignity through the satisfaction of
his or her developmental, physical,
psychological and spiritual needs.
The fulfillment of one right often
depends, wholly or in part, upon
the fulfillment of others