3. In everyday life we often talk of our rights. As
members of a democratic country we may speak
of such rights as the right to vote, the right to
form political parties, the right to contest
elections and so on .ot only for adult human
beings but also for children, unborn foetuses, and
even animals.
INTRODUCTION
5. THERE ARE THREE
TYPES OF RIGHTS
Natural rights
Moral rights
Legalrights
Natural rights
Based onmorality,
sense ofjustice, and
conscience Acceptance and
implementation of
political laws
6. Legal rights can be further divided into four
Legal rights
Political rights
citizenrights
Economic
rights
Culturelrights
7. Political rights
• the right to vote
• the right to contest elections
• the right to form political parties
• The right to hold public office
• The right to criticize the government
8. • Freedom of expression
• Freedom of association
• Freedom to disagree and
protest
citizen rights
• The right to an
independent and fair
trial
9. Economic rights
The right to work
Equal pay for
equal work
The right to
adequate wages
The right to
rest
The right to trade union
formation
The right to
security
10. Culturel rights
The right to primary
education in the mother
tongue
The right of
institutions to teach
their own language
and culture
The right to preserve the
uniqueness of language, culture
and scrip
11. Of course we need to know that our rights and we
will always need it
