Upholding
Human Rights
Report By Group 2:
ABDULA, Malija L.
ANDIANO, Erika Leianne N.
DELA CUESTA, Miliza Mae J.
JABAGAT, Lucille Arabella L.
MARFIL, Jhedan O.
SAROCAM, Kent James C.
VILLANUEVA, Sheneth Ivy C.
SARABIA, Katherine S.
Aim and Learning Outcomes
Discuss the different human rights and
01 their values to peace-making
Explain the importance of upholding
02 human dignity in the achievement of
sustainable peace
Defining Human Dignity and Human Rights
● HUMAN DIGNITY
- core value which serves as the foundation
for peace and development.
- “it is the principle which recognizes the
humanness of man; that man is endowed with rights and
has certain human faculties to perfect or maximize”
Defining Human Dignity and Human Rights
● HUMAN RIGHTS
- Human rights are the rights inherent to all
human beings, regardless of the race, sex, nationality,
ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status.
- Human rights include the right to life and
liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of
opinion and expression, the right to work and education,
and many more. Everyone is entitled to these rights,
without discrimination.
CHARACTERISTICS OF HUMAN RIGHTS
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INTERPENDENT INALIENABLE
HUMAN
RIGHTS
UNIVERSAL IMPRESCRIPTIBLE
INHERENT INVINCIBLE
CHARACTERISTICS OF HUMAN RIGHTS
1. Human
- Rights are inherent and are essential part of our lives
This means that we cannot be fully called “human” if we are acting or treated
otherwise. Moreover, no any other person or any authority can grant them.
Unlike constitutional or legislative rights, human rights do not need any
legislation or reason for being. And so, right to life and right to dignity as
human beings are called human.
2. Human Rights are also Fundamental
- because ‘without them, the life and dignity of a man will be meaningless”.
- Human beings are unique and autonomous. They express their existence in
very different ways. And so, it is fundamental that we recognize their right
to liberty and security and also the freedom of thought or religion
CHARACTERISTICS OF HUMAN RIGHTS
3. Human rights are inalienable because it cannot be taken away
from person
-
- No free individual can be legally tortured or hurt by anybody and can actually
claim the rights of others. Inalienable means that it cannot be separated
from any person.
4. Human rights are imprescriptible because they cannot be
lost even by a long passage of time
- This means that even if a person has not asserted his/her rights for a long period
of time, this does take away one’s human rights.
-Inalienable means that it cannot be separated from any person.
5. Human rights are also invincible
- because even if they have already been enjoyed before, one can still be enjoyed
for the rest of one’s life. The freedom of expression of belief or opinion can be
repeatedly used as to being human.
CHARACTERISTICS OF HUMAN RIGHTS
6. Human rights are universal
- which means that all human beings have them.
- Race, color, religion, sex, status in life do not determine who to enjoy these
rights. Human rights are universal in that they encompass all boundaries.
- A Filipino’s human rights in the Philippines would not be disregard in other
countries.
7. Human rights are interdependent
- because the realization of these rights are dependent on each other.
- This means that one could not fully exercise one right when the others are
being restricted of violated. Like people may essentially have the rights to
think freely and independently but when their rights to security and good
standard of living are not met, they could fully exercise these rights. And
so, the achievement of human rights must be holistic and interdependent.
KINDS OF HUMAN RIGHTS
ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL
RIGHTS
THE RIGHT TO WORK IN JUST AND
FAVORABLE CONDITIONS
THE RIGHT TO SOCIAL PROTECTION, TO AN
ADEQUATE STANDARD OF LIVING AND TO THE
HIGHEST ATTAINABLE STANDARDS OF
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING.
THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION AND THE
ENJOYMENT OF BENEFITS OF CULUTRAL
FREEDOM AND SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS
KINDS OF HUMAN RIGHTS
CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS
RIGHT AS FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT PROHIBITS ARBITRARY DEPRIVATION OF LIFE
EQUALITY BEFORE THE LAW; PROHIBITS TORTURE, CRUEL OR DEGRADING
THE RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL AND TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT
PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE; PROHIBITS SLAVERY AND FORCED LABOUR
FREEDOM OF THOUGHT, CONSCIENCE AND PROHIBITS ARBITRARY ARREST
RELIGION INTERFERENCE WITH PRIVACY
FREEDOM OF OPINION AND EXPRESSION PROHIBITS WAR PROPAGANDA
PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION
FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION PROHIBITS ADVOCACY OF RACIAL OR
PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND RELIGIOUS HATRED
ELECTIONS
PROTECTION OF MINORITY RIGHTS
Human Rights and Sustainable Peace and
Development
- Upholding human dignity is the center of value system that we associate
with social peace. This means that the promotion of the concept of peace
must begin with recognition and protection of human dignity and well-being.
- According to Betty Readon “the achievement of positive conditions of
human rights provide the foundation of nonviolent social order and greatly
reduce the causes of armed conflict.” (Castro & Galace, 2010)
- Human rights are not in the making of philosophers or lawyers or
commissions or parliaments. They are not fruit of philosophical ideas but
are born out of the concrete struggle of the people.
Human Rights and Sustainable Peace and
Development
- (United Nations) are generally defined as those rights
which are inherent in our nature and without which we
cannot live as human beings.
- (CHR) the supreme inherent and inalienable rights to
life to dignity and to self-development. It is the
essence of the rights that makes man human
Human Rights and Social Justice
● What is Social Justice?
- It is a complex issue
- Social Justice is based on the premise
that all people are entitled to the same
basic rights and freedoms as everybody
else.
- Social Justice is connected with issues of
equality and equity
- Human rights can help to fight indignity
Human Rights and Social Justice
● Social Justice is defined as “justice in terms of the distribution of wealth,
opportunities, and privileges within a society.” Often this is achieved though
institutions or services that work to make sure people can people equally
access the benefits of social cooperation and guard against socio-economic
inequality (EachOther, 2017)
● Social Justice and human rights have a shared goal: human dignity, equally for
all. The issues that make social justice difficult to achieve, such as poverty,
exclusion and discrimination are in direct contraindication with human rights,
which apply to all individuals indiscriminately .
Social Justice and Development
• The human development model of development emphasizes that people are
the means and the end of development.
o Development cannot be considered to be true development unless someone
experienced good from it and not at the experience of others.
• Social Justice is a non-material indicator of human development
o Development cannot be considered to be true development unless someone
experienced good from it and not at the experience of others.
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