Characteristics of Human rights with Historical

Background of Universal Declaration

What are human
rights?
● Human rights are the basic rights and
freedoms that belong to every person in
the world, from birth until death. They
apply regardless of where you are from,
what you believe or how you choose to
live your life.
● These include the right to life, the right
to a fair trial, freedom from torture and
other cruel and inhuman treatment,
freedom of speech, freedom of religion,
and the rights to health, education and an
adequate standard of living.
Characteristics of
human rights
 1) Interdependent and Indivisible
● all rights - political, civil, social,
cultural and economic are equal in
importance and none can be fully enjoyed
without the others. They apply to all
equally, and all have the right to
participate in decisions that affect their
lives.
 2) Human rights and Universal
● Which means that they apply equally to all people
everywhere in the world, and with no time limit.
Every individuals is entitled to enjoy his or her human
rights without distinction of “race” or ethnic
background, color, sex, sexual orientation, disability,
language, religion, political or other opinion, national
or social origin, birth or other status. We should note
that the universality of human rights does not in any
way threaten the rich diversity of individuals or
individuals or different cultures. Universality is not
synonymous with uniformity.
 3) Human rights inalienable
● This means that you cannot lose them,
because they linked to the very fact of
human existence, they are inherent to all
human beings. In particular circumstances
some though not all may be suspended or
restricted.
● There are 30 articles in the HRA, it
gives all of us freedom from state or
personal interference in the rights in
all the preceding articles
● Human rights Day is on 10th
December, It commemorates the day in
1948 the United Nations General
Assembly adopted the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights.
What is Universal Declaration?

● The Universal Declaration of Human

Rights is a historic document which
outlined the rights and freedoms
everyone is entitled to.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a
milestone document in the history of human rights. Drafted by
representatives with different legal and cultural backgrounds
from all regions of the world, the Declaration was proclaimed
by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10
December 1948 (General Assembly resolution 217 A) as a
common standard of achievements for all peoples and all
nations. It sets out, for the first time, fundamental human
rights to be universally protected and it has been translated
into over 500 languages. The UDHR is widely recognized as
having inspired, and paved the way for, the adoption of more
than seventy human rights treaties, applied today on a
permanent basis at global and regional levels (all containing
references to it in their preambles).
In its preamble and in Article 1, the Declaration
unequivocally proclaims the inherent rights of all
human beings: “Disregard and contempt for human
rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have
outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of
a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of
speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has
been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the
common people… All human beings are born free and
equal in dignity and rights.”
 The Member States of the United Nations
pledged to work together to promote the thirty
Articles of human rights that, for the first time in
history, had been assembled and codified into a
single document. In consequence, many of these
rights, in various forms, are today part of the
constitutional laws of democratic nations.
Importance of Human Rights
●Human rights are basic rights that belong to all
of us simply because we are human. They
embody key values in our society such as
fairness, dignity, equality and respect. They are
an important means of protection for us all,
especially those who may face abuse, neglect and
isolation. Most importantly, these rights give us
power and enable us to speak up and to
challenge poor treatment from a public
authority.
1) Does everyone have the right to freedom of movement
and residence within the borders of each state?
2)Is freedom of assembly and
association not an article of the
Human rights convention? True or
False?
3) When is the International Human Rights Day
Celebrated?
a) 11th December
b) 10th December
c) 1st December
4) Which of these is not one of human rights?
a) The right to liberty
b) The right to an unfair trial
c) The right to an education
5) The police are allowed to ignore your human rights if
you are suspected for a crime, True or False?
6) Which country on the list has not signed the declaration
of human rights?
a) United States
b) China
c) France
d) United Kingdom
7) Can the government suspend certain rights if they want
to? Yes or No?
8) How many articles are in the HRA?
a) 50
b) 30
c) 40
d) 20
9) Are all Human Rights Important?
10) For what reason was United Nation created?
a) To reaffirm faith in fundamental Human Rights
b) To reaffirm faith in some countries
11) What are the main characteristics of Human Rights?
a) People can take them away from you
b) They are only for some people
c) They are inalienable and universal
12) When was United Nation created?
a) After the Vietnam War
b) Before World War 2
c) After World War 2
13) What happened in 1948?
a) The United Nations Universal declaration if human
rights
b) The United Nation was found
14) What is the declaration based on?
a) We are free and equal in dignity and rights
b) We are different in dignity and rights
c) Some are born slaves
15) Give 1 example of basic human right