4. 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.
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8. Universal Human Rights
Universal human rights are often expressed and
guaranteed by law, in the forms of treaties,
customary international law , general principles and
other sources of international law.
International human rights law lays down obligation
of Governments to act in certain ways or to refrain
from certain acts, in order to promote and protect
human rights and fundamental freedoms of
individuals or groups.
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9. Charcateristics of Universal Rights
โข Universal and unlienable
โข Interdependent and indivisble
โข Equal and non discriminatory
โข Both rights and obligations
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12. "Everyone has the right, individually and
in association with others, to promote
and to strive for the protection and
realization of human rights and
fundamental freedoms at the national and
international levels."
Article 1, UN Declaration on Human
Rights Defenders]
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13. The activities of human rights/activists defenders
include:
- documenting violations;
- seeking remedies for victims of such violations
through the provision of legal,
psychological, medical or other support; and
- combating cultures of impunity which serve to
cloak systematic and repeated breaches
of human rights and fundamental freedoms.
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39. Startegic Effectiveness Method
This method includes 5 steps:
โข Identify the problem
โข Create a vision
โข Map the terrain
โข Explore tactics
โข Take action
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