Know Your RightsKnow Your Rights

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Development of Human Development of Human RightsRights

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Religious ideasReligious ideasThe Hindu, the The Hindu, the

Bible, the Bible, the Koran, and Koran, and the Analects the Analects of Confucius of Confucius address address questions of questions of people’s people’s duties, rights, duties, rights, and and responsibilitiresponsibilities es

the Code of the Code of Hammurabi, Hammurabi,

• Inca and Inca and Aztec codes Aztec codes of conduct of conduct and justiceand justice

Written documents asserting individual rights, - the Magna Carta (1215), - the English Bill of Rights (1689), -the French Declaration on the Rights of Man and Citizen (1789), -the US Constitution and Bill of Rights (1791)

Efforts in the 19th century to prohibit the slave trade and to limit the horrors of war are prime examples. In 1919, International Labor Organization (ILO) established to protect workers

On December 10, 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted by the 56 members of the United Nations.

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Human Rights are universal Human Rights are universal legal guarantees protecting legal guarantees protecting

individuals and groups individuals and groups against actions which against actions which

interfere with fundamental interfere with fundamental freedoms and human dignity. freedoms and human dignity.

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Some of the most Some of the most important important characteristics of human characteristics of human rights are rights are the following:the following:

1. They are 1. They are internationally recognizedinternationally recognized2. They are 2. They are legally protectedlegally protected3. They 3. They focus on the dignity of the human focus on the dignity of the human beingbeing4. They 4. They protect individuals and groups protect individuals and groups 5. They 5. They obligate the State to enforce themobligate the State to enforce them6. They 6. They cannot be waived/taken awaycannot be waived/taken away7. They are 7. They are equal and interdependent equal and interdependent 8.8.They are They are universaluniversal***Rewrite these statements in your own ***Rewrite these statements in your own words***words***

Human rights are:Human rights are:• UniversalUniversal – everyone should enjoy human rights – everyone should enjoy human rights

without discrimination as to sex, age, language, as to sex, age, language, religion, or racereligion, or race

• InviolableInviolable – human rights are an essential – human rights are an essential element of one’s humanity. It cannot be violated element of one’s humanity. It cannot be violated unless determined by law and solely for the unless determined by law and solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights of others and of meeting the just for the rights of others and of meeting the just requirements of the general welfare, morality requirements of the general welfare, morality and public order in a democratic society and public order in a democratic society

• InterdependentInterdependent- certain rights cannot be - certain rights cannot be sacrificed in favor of other rights because taken sacrificed in favor of other rights because taken together, these rights make human beings whole.together, these rights make human beings whole.

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What are the different groups What are the different groups of rightsof rights

According to nature:According to nature:1. 1. Civil rights Civil rights -- rights of individuals to be protected rights of individuals to be protected

from arbitrary interference by government in their life from arbitrary interference by government in their life liberty and security, freedom to travel, right to due liberty and security, freedom to travel, right to due process.process.

2. 2. Political rights Political rights -- rights of individuals to interfere and rights of individuals to interfere and participate in the affairs of the governments e.g. right participate in the affairs of the governments e.g. right to vote, stand for election, participate in state and social to vote, stand for election, participate in state and social management, freedom of speech, press, assemblymanagement, freedom of speech, press, assembly

3. 3. Social, economic and cultural rights Social, economic and cultural rights -progressive-progressive demands of the people to improve their standard of demands of the people to improve their standard of living. e.g. right to education, work, healthy and living. e.g. right to education, work, healthy and working environment, practice of religion use of one’s working environment, practice of religion use of one’s language and enjoy one’s culture. language and enjoy one’s culture.

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According to recipientAccording to recipient

• Individual rights Individual rights -- Rights accorded to Rights accorded to individuals such as the rights to life, individuals such as the rights to life, education, health, work.. rights to suffrage: education, health, work.. rights to suffrage: freedom of expression, freedom from freedom of expression, freedom from torture, right to speedy trialtorture, right to speedy trial

• Collective/Group RightsCollective/Group Rights – are rights given – are rights given to a specified vulnerable group which may to a specified vulnerable group which may be exercised because of one’s membership be exercised because of one’s membership to such community such as women’s rights, to such community such as women’s rights, children’s rights, indigenous people’s rights children’s rights, indigenous people’s rights • ***List each underlined term and make a ***List each underlined term and make a

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Who is responsible to Who is responsible to implement human rights?implement human rights?

The The STATESTATE has the primary responsibility to: has the primary responsibility to:• RespectRespect – required refraining from interfering – required refraining from interfering

with the enjoyment of the rightwith the enjoyment of the right• ProtectProtect – requires the prevention of violations – requires the prevention of violations

of such rights by other persons or third partyof such rights by other persons or third party• FulfillFulfill – requires States to take appropriate – requires States to take appropriate

legislative, administrative, budgetary, judicial legislative, administrative, budgetary, judicial and other measure towards the full and other measure towards the full realization of such rights.realization of such rights.

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Nature of human rights Nature of human rights violation by the Stateviolation by the State

• OmissionOmission – the non interference or inaction of the – the non interference or inaction of the state in any situation that requires action to state in any situation that requires action to respect, protect or fulfill the human rights of its respect, protect or fulfill the human rights of its citizencitizen

• Commission/ breach- Commission/ breach- any act by the government in any act by the government in violation of any covenant or instrument on human violation of any covenant or instrument on human rights which the State is committed to upholdrights which the State is committed to uphold

• Arbitrary derogation Arbitrary derogation – violation due to arbitrary – violation due to arbitrary suspension of liberty ( emergency rule, martial suspension of liberty ( emergency rule, martial rules, authoritarian regime)rules, authoritarian regime)

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What are international What are international human rights standard? human rights standard?

What is the UDHR?What is the UDHR?• The UDHR is the minimum and common The UDHR is the minimum and common

standard of achievement for all peoplesstandard of achievement for all peoples• The UN General Assembly adopted it on The UN General Assembly adopted it on

December 10, 1948. (Human Rights Day)December 10, 1948. (Human Rights Day)• It has 30 Articles 3-21 present the civil It has 30 Articles 3-21 present the civil

and political rights. and political rights. • Articles 22- 27 set forth for the economic, Articles 22- 27 set forth for the economic,

social and cultural rights.social and cultural rights.• Articles 28-30 set forth for the promotion, Articles 28-30 set forth for the promotion,

protection, and fulfillment of the UDHR. protection, and fulfillment of the UDHR.