We dare to imagine a world where hunger

has no chance to show its face.

We dare to dream of a world where wars and terror
are afraid to leave their mark.
We long to believe in a world of hope unchained
and lives unfettered.
We dare to work for the creation of a world
where your people are free from poverty.
Dare we open minds to difference?
Dare we open our lives to change?
Your Kingdom come, O Lord, Your will be done.
Amen.

What are Human Rights

are claims held by all persons

equally, universally, and forever.
Human rights are inalienable
Human rights are indivisible

What are Human Rights

Human rights are

interdependent

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Are those basic standards
without which people cannot
live in dignity.

CST says
Human dignity can be protected
and a healthy community can be
achieved only
if
human
rights
are
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protected and responsibilities are
met.

CST says
Any human society, if it is to be well-ordered and
productive, must lay down as a foundation this principle,
namely,
that every human being is a person, that is, human nature is
endowed with intelligence and free will. Indeed, precisely
because one is a person one has rights and obligations
flowing directly and simultaneously from one's very nature.
And as these rights and obligations are universal and
inviolable, so they cannot in any way be surrendered.
Peace on Earth, #9

CST says

we see that everyone has the

right to life, to bodily integrity,
and to the means which are
suitable for the proper
development of life.. right to
security
Pacem In Terris #11

CST says
This means that, if any government
does not acknowledge the rights of
man or violates them, it not only fails
in its duty, but its orders completely
lack juridical force.
Peace on Earth, #61

CST says
government officials must

Recognize

Respect

Reconcile

Protect

Promote

the rights and duties of citizens.

Peace on Earth, #77

What are the Human Rights Principles?

CORE PRINCIPLES:

Human Dignity

Equality

Non-discrimination

Universality
Interdependency
Indivisibility
Inalienability
Responsibilities

Basic Rights
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Right to life
1.
Right to Ones person2.
Right to property
Right to livelihood 3.
Right to choose ones4.

6.
7.

way of life
5.
Right to conscience
6.
Right to religion

Right to Education
Right to Ones
personality
Right to marriage
Right to honor

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7.

Right to free
expression
Right to a voice in its
administration
Right to organize

The right to equal treatment

and protection from
discrimination irrespective of

race, religion, origin and gender

The right to a name and to a
nationality

The right to health

The right to education and
training

The right to leisure, play and

relaxation

The right to freedom of expression and

freedom to seek and impart
information
The right to a private sphere and
upbringing in the spirit of equality and
of peace
The right to immediate aid in case of
disaster or emergency and protection
from cruelty, neglect, exploitation, and
pursuit
The right to a family, parental care and
a safe home
The right to be cared for in case of
disability
(Source: unicef.ch)

Categories of Rights

Human rights are traditionally categorized in the following

five types

Civil Rights

Political Rights

Social

Economic

Rights

Rights
Cultural Rights

Civil Rights

Political Rights

Economic
Rights
Social Rights

Cultural
Rights

Civil and Political Rights

Civil Rights

Political Rights

Civil rights deal with standards of

judiciary and penal systems.
Political rights deal with specific
components of participation in
political power.

Civil and political rights are rights that permit people to live in
freedom and liberty:

they include the right to life;

the right not to be tortured,
enslaved or required to
perform forced labor;

the right to liberty and

security of person, including
freedom from arbitrary
arrest or detention,

the right to be equal before

the courts and tribunals
and the right to a fair
trial;
freedom of thought,
conscience, religion and
expression,
the rights to equality and
self-determination.
opinion, assembly and
association,
the right to vote

ESCR - The neglected half of Human Rights

Economic Rights deal with the sphere of human beings working,
producing and servicing.
Social Rights deal with standard of living and quality of life for
all persons, including those not participating in economic
activities.
Cultural Rights deal with the cultural sphere of life including
ethnic culture, subcultures, arts and science.

Economic Rights
Social Rights

Cultural Rights

Economic, social and cultural rights are those

human rights relating to the

workplace,
social security,
family life,
participation in cultural life,
access to housing, food, water, health care and
education

Workers rights

freedom from forced labor,

the rights to decide freely to accept or choose work,
to fair wages and equal pay for equal work,
to leisure and reasonable limitation of working hours,
to safe and healthy working conditions,
to join and form trade unions, and to strike;

The right to social security and social protection

the right
not to be denied social security coverage
arbitrarily or unreasonably,
the right to equal enjoyment of adequate
protection in the event of unemployment,
sickness, old age or other lack of livelihood in
circumstances beyond ones control

Protection of and assistance to the family

the rights :
to marriage by free consent,
to maternity and paternity protection,
and to protection of children from
economic and social exploitation

The right to an adequate standard of

living

the rights
to food and to be free from hunger,
to adequate housing
To water
to clothing

The right to education

the right to free and compulsory
primary education and to available
and accessible secondary and higher
education, progressively made free of
charge; and the liberty of parents
to choose schools for their children

The right to health

the right
to access to health facilities, goods and
services,
to healthy occupational and
environmental conditions, and protection
against epidemic diseases,
rights relevant to sexual and reproductive
health

Cultural rights
the right to participate in cultural life
and to share in and benefit from
scientific advancement, and
protection of authors moral and
material interests from scientific,
literary or artistic production

Distinctions of CPR

ESCR

Why is protecting economic, social and cultural rights

important?

The denial of economic, social and cultural rights can

have devastating effects.
Denying economic, social and cultural rights can
affect large numbers of people.
Gross violations of economic, social and cultural rights
have been among the root causes of conflicts, and failure
to address systematic discrimination and inequities in the
enjoyment of these rights can undermine the recovery
from conflict.
It can lead to violations of other human rights.

Elements of Rights

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1. Subject of the right

The person
who has the
claim to the
right.

2. Term of the right

The other person
who is obliged to
satisfy the claim or
respect the right.
Promoter
Violator

3. Object of the right

The thing to
which a
person has a
claim.

4. Title of the right

The reason that
satisfies the claim of
the person to the
object of the right.

Example
Right

Right to education

Subject

UST Students

Term

UST

Object

Quality Education

Title

Tuition fee

Indivisibility of Human Rights

All human rights are universal, indivisible and
interdependent and interrelated. The international
community must treat human rights globally in a fair
and equal manner, on the same footing, and with the
same emphasis. While the significance of national and
regional particularities and various historical, cultural
and religious backgrounds must be borne in mind, it is
the duty of States, regardless of their political,
economic and cultural systems, to promote and protect
all human rights and fundamental freedoms.
The Vienna Declaration and Program of Action (June 1993, Paragraph 5)

Summary
Human rights are indivisible and highly interrelated.

Civil Rights

Social
Rights

Political Rights

Indivisibility
Interrelatedness
Interdependence

Cultural Rights

Economic
Rights