Introduction

Introduction to
to International
International DEFINITION
DEFINITION
Relations
Relations
Human
Human Rights
Rights are
are those
those rights
rights
which
which are
are absolutely
absolutely essential
essential for
for
Human
Human Rights
Rights in
in the
the survival,
survival, existence
existence and
and
International
International Relations
Relations personality
personality development
development of of
Course
human
human beings.
beings.
CourseFacilitator:
Facilitator:
Inayatullah
Inayatullah Magsi
Lecturer,
Lecturer,Allied
Magsi
AlliedSubjects
SubjectsDepartment
Department
Human
Human Rights
Rights are
are Essential,
Essential,
Sindh
SindhMadressatul
MadressatulIslam
IslamUniversity,
University,Karachi-Pakistan
Karachi-Pakistan
Unchallengeable
Unchallengeable andand Universal.
Universal.

HUMAN
HUMAN RIGHTS
RIGHTS Creation
Creation of
of UDHR
UDHR

 RIGHTS
RIGHTS –– moral
moral power
power 1946:
1946: Commission
Commission of of HR
HR was
was formed
formed

To
To hold
hold (rights
(rights to
to life,
life, nationality,
nationality, own
own 1947:
1947: Drafting
Drafting of of declaration
declaration begins
begins
property)
property) 10
10 Dec:
Dec: 1948:
1948: UNUN General
General Assembly
Assembly

To
To do
do (rights
(rights to
to marry,
marry, peaceful
peaceful assembly,
assembly, adopts
adopts UDHR
UDHR (Universal
(Universal Declaration
Declaration of
of
run
run for
for public
public office,
office, education)
education) Human
Human Rights)
Rights) wewe celebrate
celebrate that
that day
day

To
To omit
omit (freedom
(freedom fromfrom torture,
torture, inhuman
inhuman oror as
as Human
Human Rights
Rights Day.
Day.
degrading punishment, custody
degrading punishment, custody or exile)or exile) Eleanor
Eleanor Roosevelt
Roosevelt suggested
suggested in
in 1947
1947

To
To careful
careful something
something (equal
(equal access
access toto that
that the
the term
term 'Rights
'Rights of
of Man'
Man' be
be
public service, equal protection, equal
public service, equal protection, equal pay). pay). changed
changed to to 'Human
'Human Rights'.
Rights'.

Human
Human rights
rights are
are traditionally
traditionally Some
Some Civil
Civil Rights
Rights
categorized
categorized in
in the
the following
following five
five types
types
Civil
Civil rights
rights include
include the
the ensuring
ensuring ofof
peoples'
peoples' physical
physical and
and mental
mental integrity,
integrity,
life, and safety;
life, and safety;
Protection
Protection fromfrom discrimination
discrimination on on
grounds such as race, gender, national
grounds such as race, gender, national
origin,
origin, color,
color, age,
age, political
political affiliation,
affiliation,
ethnicity,
ethnicity, religion, and disability; and
religion, and disability; and
Individual
Individual rights such as privacy and the
rights such as privacy and the
freedom of thought, speech, religion,
freedom of thought, speech, religion,
Cultural
Cultural Rights
Rights press,
press, assembly
assembly andand movement.
movement.
 Some
Some Political
Political Rights
Rights Economic,
Economic, Social
Social &
& Cultural
Cultural Rights
Rights
Political
Political rights
rights include
include natural
natural justice
justice in
in 
 Economic,
Economic, social,
social, and
and cultural
cultural rights
rights
law, such as the rights of the
law, such as the rights of the accused,accused, include
lide 8 include the right to work, the right to
the right to work, the right to
including
including an
The an adequate
adequate standard
standard ofof living,
living,
The right
right toto aa fair
fair trial;
trial; due
due process;
process; including
The
The right to seek redress or aa legal
right to seek redress or legal including food,
food, clothing,
clothing, and
and housing,
housing,
remedy;
remedy; the
the right
right to
to physical
physical and
and mental
mental
Rights
Rights of of participation
participation in in civil
civil society
society and
and health,
health, the
the right
right to
to social
social security,
security,
politics
politics such
such asas freedom
freedom of of association,
association, the right to a healthy environment,
the right to a healthy environment,
the
the right to assemble, the right to
right to assemble, the right to the
the right
right to
to education,
education, and
and the
the right
right
petition,
petition, the right of self-defense, and
the right of self-defense, and the
the to
to take
take part
part in
in cultural
cultural life.
life.
right
right to
to vote.
vote.

Human
Human Rights
Rights Human
Human Rights
Rights Instruments
Instruments
International
International Court
Courtof
of World
WorldJustice
Justice

Secretariat
Secretariat General
General Security
Security Council
Council
Economic
Economic && Assembly
Assembly
Social
Social Council
Council Trusteeship
TrusteeshipCouncil
Council

Commission
Commissionon onHuman
HumanRights
Rights

International
InternationalLabour
LabourOrganization
Organization(ILO)
(ILO)

United
UnitedNations
NationsChildren’s
Children’sFund
Fund(UNICEF)
(UNICEF)

United
UnitedNations
NationsDevelopment
DevelopmentFund
FundforforWomen
Women
 United Nations Educational, Scientific
 United Nations Educational, Scientific&&Cultural
Cultural
Organization
Organization(UNESCO)
(UNESCO)

World
WorldHealth
HealthOrganization
Organization(WHO)
(WHO)

Human
Human Rights
Rights
The
The State
State
International
International
actors THANK
actors THANK YOU
YOU
People
People and
and their
their rights
rights

Civil
Civil Society
Society

Private
Private sector
sector
The
The media
media