HUMAN RIGHTS JUSTICE FOR

EVERY HUMAN
 HUMAN RIGHTS

Human rights are rights inherent to all human

beings, regardless of 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.
 HUMAN RIGHTS DECLARATION
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights,
which was adopted by the UN General
Assembly on 10 December 1948, was the
result of the experience of the Second World
War. With the end of that war, and the
creation of the United Nations, the
international community vowed to never
again allow atrocities like those of that
conflict to happen again. World leaders
decided to complement the UN Charter with
a road map to guarantee the rights of every
ARE THE BASIC HUMAN RI
 The right to life

This right means that no one – including individuals and

the government- can kill you. Because it is the
government’s responsibility to protect human rights, they
must create laws that safeguard human life and protect
you if your life is in danger. The right to life is often
invoked in discussions surrounding war, police brutality,
capital punishment, and self-defense.
 The right to freedom from torture and
inhumane treatment

This right is one of the “negative” rights in the

UDHR, which means freedom from something. It
states that no one should be subject to “torture or to
cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or
punishment.” This applies to medical and scientific
experimentation, meaning that no one should be
subjected to it without consent. The UDHR
specifically says that the government needs to
 The right to privacy
Over 150 national constitutions include the right to
privacy. It protects citizens from government or
corporate overreach and surveillance. In Article 12
of the UDHR, this right is described as freedom
from “arbitrary interference with his privacy,
family, home, or correspondence.” The right to
privacy frequently comes in discussions on
advancements in technology, the power of
intelligence agencies when dealing with terrorism,
and data collection from organizations like
Facebook and Google.
The right to equal treatment before the
law

The right to equal protection, which is present in

documents like the US Constitution, means that
individuals must be treated the same as others in
similar conditions. Different treatment under the
law based on things like race or gender violates a
person’s human rights. In the UDHR, equal
protection is described in Article 7: “All are equal
 The right to asylum
This is a very old right that dates back to ancient
times. It often had a religious component. Churches
were allowed to protect anyone – even criminals –
who sought refuge in a church or on church
property. Today, the right to asylum protects people
fleeing their home countries because of persecution.
It’s listed in the UDHR, as well as the 1951
Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees.
 The right to marry and have family

This right states that everyone of “full age without

any limitation due to race, nationality, or religion”
has the right to get married and start a family. Both
people in the marriage must also give their free and
full consent. No one has the right to marry someone
who doesn’t consent. The right to marry is not an
absolute right, which means that it’s subject to
national laws that make certain marriages (like a
marriage between close relatives) illegal.
 The right to freedom of thought,
religion, opinion, and expression

Everyone has the right to hold opinions, follow a

religion, and change their beliefs. This applies to
both individual practice or within a community.
The right also protects a person’s right to “seek,
receive and impart information and ideas through
any media.” In many countries, “freedom of
expression” or “freedom of speech” is considered
the most important right. What counts as
 The right to work
This right encompasses a variety of work-
related concerns. Everyone has the right to
work, but they also have the right to “favorable
conditions” and protection against
unemployment. People must also receive equal
pay for equal work, as well as the right to form
and join trade unions. “Equal pay for equal
work” remains a big issue around the world and
intersects with discrimination based on gender
and race.
 The right to education
All human rights are interdependent, but many consider
the right to education a top priority for the world. The
UDHR states that education must be free through
elementary school. Later education, as well as technical
and professional education, should be available and
accessible. The United States, where student debt is a
massive problem, has issues with the accessibility of its
higher education system. Globally, women and girls still
face significant barriers to their education.
 The right to social services
“Social services” ensure that everyone has a certain
standard of living. Article 25 in the UDHR defines
this standard as “adequate” for the well-being and
health of an individual and their family. That
includes clothing, housing, food, water, medical
care, and security in case someone is unable to earn
money due to illness, unemployment, etc. While
“universal healthcare” does not appear in the
UDHR, people use Article 25 to support this goal.
aracteristics of human rights:
Essential for all human beings
Cover legal rights
They are universal
Compliance can be strengthened
They have local restrictions
They rely on the human conscience
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They are independent
They are unconditional
They are inalienable
You can not give them up
They are the same for everyone
Compliance must be balanced
 Source of human rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(UDHR), adopted by the UN General Assembly
in 1948, was the first legal document to set out
the fundamental human rights to be universally
protected. The UDHR, which turned 70 in 2018,
continues to be the foundation of all international
human rights law.
DANIEL S. GARCIA
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