Are Human rights

truly universal?

 Author of Declaration of
Independence
He also pronounce the statement

We hold these truths to be

self-evident that all men (and
women) are created equal and
endowed by their Creator with
certain inalienable rights

Thomas Jefferson

All human rights are universal,

indivisibleinterdependent and
interrelated
--Vienna World Conference on
Human Rights

Are some human rights more

important than others?

Are some human rights more

important than others?

Certain moral rights are

fundamental to our human
nature, there are other
moral rights that are not
absolute.

Rights that can be suspended

Right to life
Right to recognition as person before the
law
Freedom of thoughts,conscience, and
religion
Freedom from torture
Freedom from slavery
Freedom from imprisonment for debt or
from retroactive penal legislation

What is the business of human

rights in business?

Can business decisions help

define human rights?

Human rights dimension in

business enterprises
Employment
Security
Economic development
Environment
Community/Social Responsibilities

Can business decisions help

define human rights?

In history has taught us that

commercial decisions often
contribute directly to ongoing
process of defining what a
society considers to be human
rights