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Human Rights are those basic standards without which people cannot Human rights could be generally defined as those rights which are inherent in outs which we cannot live as human beings.

1. Human Rights

2. Definition:   Human Rights are those basic standards without which people cannot Human rights could be generally defined as those rights which are inherent in outs which we cannot live as human beings. " Human Rights" means the rights relating to life, liberty, equality a individual guaranteed by the Constitution or embodied in the International enforceable by Courts in India.   Human rights are the foundation of freedom, justice and peace.

3. Definition:   The development of human rights has its roots in the struggle for freedom and equality everywhere in the world. The basis of human rights-such as respect for human life and human dignity can be found in most religions and philosophies.  They are proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Also documents such as the international Covenants on Human Rights set out what governments must do and also what they must not do to respect the rights of their citizens .

4.   Characteristics of Human rights   1. Human rights are Inherent - Human rights do not have to bought, earned or inherent ,   they belong to people simply because they are human. So, human rights are "inherent" to each individual. 2 . Human rights are Universal - Human rights are the same for all human beings regardless of race, sex, religion, and political or other opinion, national or social origin. Human rights are held by all persons equally, universally, and forever. We are born free and equal in dignity and rights. So, human rights are 'universal'  

5.   Characteristics of Human rights   3. Human rights are Inalienable - Human rights cannot be taken away any one has the right to deprive another person of them for any reason. So, Human rights are 'Inalienable” 4. Human rights are Indivisible - you cannot be entitled to some of them and denied others. You cannot be denied a right because it is "less important" or "non-essential"." live in dignity, all human beings are entitled to freedom; security and decent standards living concurrently- human rights are 'indivisible'.    

6.   Characteristics of Human rights   5.Human rights are Interdependent - all human rights are part of a complementary framework. For example, your ability to participate in your government is directly affected by your right to express yourself, to get an education, and even to obtain the necessities of life. 6. Human rights demand Human duty - human rights and human duties are two side of the same coin. By doing our duty we are not only helping to get back their rights but also we are giving assurance and guarantee to our rights too. By fulfilling human duties, we promote and protect human rights. So human rights demand human rights.    

7.   Classification of Human Rights:   Civil and political; Economic and Social; Cultural , Environmental, and developmental  

8.   1. Civil and Political rights (also called 'first generation rights")   These are 'liberty-oriented' rights. These include the right to live, freedom and safety; right to rule of law (equality before the law); right to a fair and public trial; right to be free from unfair imprisonment and expulsion; right to be considered innocent until proven quilt; right to freedom to expression and communication; right to freedom from torture and cruel and degrading punishment; right to freedom of association and assembly; right of people to from their government; right to leave your country and return.  

9.   2. Economic and Social rights (also called 'second generation rights')   These are "security-orientated" rights These include the right to employment; right to equal pay for equal work; right to work and choose your kind of work; right to earn enough pay to support your family; right to decent home, good food and shelter; right to adequate health car right to own property and not to be deprived of it without reason; right to an education without fees; right to choose how and what your children will be taught; right to form and join a trade union; right to be protected in illness and in your old age.  

10.   3. Environmental, Cultural and Developmental rights (also called "third generation rights")   These are " developmental-oriented“ rights . These include the right to a clean and healthy environment; right to a safe environment; right to freedom from pollution or other ativities which harm the environment; rights to live in a country which is able to develop its eonomy without interference from other countries; right to enjoy the cultural and recreational of one's community.

11.   A Short History of Human Rights.   The concept of human rights is an ethical concept which has developed throughout the history as a result of negative conditions (war, slavery, oppression, poverty etc.) that befell humanity Their beginnings can be traced back to the old smriti and the Mahabharata's ideal of welfare state, which recommended freedom from fear and freedom from want, for all. The basis of the struggled my Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa against that country's policy of racial discrimination, was also for the protection of basic human rights.

12.   The History at a glance   AD 1215- The king of England signed the "Magna Charta", which prohibited arrest, imprisonment and deportation of a free citizen without a court sentence. AD 1776-In the Bill of Rights of USA it was declared that "All people have been born equal "   AD 1789- The declaration of rights of people and citizens in France   AD 1945- The United Nations Organization founded. AD 1948- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations Organization.

13.   The History at a glance   AD 1950- The European Convention on protection of Human and Basic Rights adopted. Since the 1950s, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) has been backed up by a large number of international conventions. The most significant of these conventions are the Iternational Covenant on civil and political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant one eonomic , Social and Culture Rights (ICESCR).