HUMAN

RIGHTS

Human rights
are rights inherent to all human beings,
whatever our nationality, place of
residence, sex, national or ethnic origin,
colour, religion, language, or any other
status. We are all equally entitled to our
human rights without discrimination.
These rights are all interrelated,
interdependent and indivisible.

Human rights

include civil and political rights, such as

the right to life, liberty and freedom of
expression; and social, cultural and
economic rights including the right to
participate in culture, the right to food,
and the right to work and receive an
education. Human rights are protected
and upheld by international and national
laws and treaties.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

(UDHR) is the foundation of the international
system of protection for human rights. It was
adopted by the United Nations General Assembly
on December 10th, 1948. This day is celebrated
annually as International Human Rights Day. The
30 articles of the UDHR establish the civil,
political, economic, social, and cultural rights of
all people. It is a vision for human dignity that
transcends political boundaries and authority,
committing governments to uphold the
fundamental rights of each person. The UDHR
helps guide Amnesty International's work.

Fundamental Human
Rights

Human rights are the most fundamental

and important of rights. They are the
rights that the government in the United
States spelled out in the Bill of Rights and
the Constitution, and they are the rights
that the United Nations aims to protect for
all people. These rights would exist even
without government protection or
intervention.

Some examples of human rights include:

The right to life

The right to liberty and freedom
The right to the pursuit of happiness
The right to live your life free of discrimination
The right to control what happens to your own body and to
make medical decisions for yourself
The right to freely exercise your religion and practice your
religious beliefs without fear of being prosecuted for your beliefs
The right to be free from prejudice on the basis of race, gender,
national origin, color, age or sex
The right to grow old

PERSONAL
RIGHTS

Personal rights

are the rights that a person has over their

own body. Among personal rights are
associated rights to protect and safeguard
the body, most obviously protected by the
torts of assault and battery. Furthermore,
aspects of personality are protected, such
as a person's reputation, by the tort of
defamation, and legislation protecting the
privacy of individuals, and freedom of
movement.