International Covenants on Human Rights

A. INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS

The Covenant basically expands on the civil and political rights proclaimed the Universal declaration of Human
Rights. The Following are the rights and freedom guaranteed.

1. Right of all the people to self determination

2. Right to life
3. Right not be subject to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
4. Freedom form slavery
5. Right to liberty and security of Person
6. Freedom of Movement
7. Right to equality before the law
8. Rights of accused persons
9. Right against retroactive penal laws
10. Right to recognition as a person before the law
11. Right to privacy
12. Freedom of thought conscience and religion
13. Freedom of opinion and expression
14. Right to international peace and security
15. Right of Peaceful assembly
16. Freedom of association, family and marriage rights
17. Right of Children
18. Right of Citizen
19. Rights of minorites

Except for the right of self-determination, these rights are immediately demandable and, as such, may invoked
in the proper cases before Philippine courts, quasi-judicial bodies and administrative tribunals.

B. THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS

1. Right of all peoples to self determination

2. Right to Work
3. Right to enjoy and favorable conditions of work
4. Right of Trade Unions
5. Right to social security
6. Marriage and family rights
7. Right to adequate standard living
8. Right to Health
9. Right to Education
10. Right to Culture, Arts and Science

- Unlike the International covenant on civil and political rights, however, the rights guaranteed by
the International covenant on economic and social and cultural rights are not immediately demandable. Their
implementation is step by step process based on the resources available to state parties to the covenant. The
implementation of these rights by states parties is supervised by the committee on the economic and social and
cultural rights.