What Are Human Rights?

O Human rights are standards that allow all people to live with

dignity, freedom, equality, justice, peace

Human Rights Characteristics

O UniversalO InalienableO InterconnectedO IndivisibleO Non-discriminatory

People contributed to human rights were:

O PlutoO AristotleO Thomas HobbesO John Locke

All human beings haveO The right to life;O Freedom from torture and cruel,

inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;

O Freedom from arbitrary arrest or detention;

O The right to a fair trial;O Freedom from discrimination;

O The right to equal protection of the law;

O Freedom from arbitrary interference with privacy, family, home or correspondence;

O Freedom of association, expression, assembly and movement;

O The right to seek and enjoy asylum;

O The right to a nationality;O Freedom of thought, conscience and

religion;O The right to vote and take part in

government;O The right to just and favourable work

conditions;O The right to health;O The right to education;O The right to property;O The right to participate in cultural life; and,

of course,O The right to development.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

International Covenant on

Economical , Social and Cultural Rights

International Covenant on Civil and Political

Rights

Major human rights treaties are:

O Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

O Geneva Conventions I-IVO International Bill of Rights O Convention and Protocol Relating to the

Status of Refugees (1951 & 1967) O Convention against Torture and Other Cruel,

Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1984)

Human Rights Based Approaches

O Putting human rights principles and standards at the heart of policy and planning

O Ensuring accountability O Empowerment O Participation and involvement O Non-discrimination and attention to

vulnerable groups