2. United Nations definition of
human rights
Human Rights are universal legal guarantees
protecting individuals and groups against actions
which interfere with fundamental freedoms and
human dignity.
3. What are the different groups of
rights
Civil rights-
Political rights
Social, economic and cultural rights
Individual rights
Collective/group rights
4. Who is responsible to implement
human rights?
The STATE has the primary responsibility to:
Respect
Protect
Fulfill
5. Challenges of HR research
Lack of commercial publications (case
reporters, digests)
Many possible sources of law
Language barriers
Lack of documentation on human rights
violations
6. Responsibilities
Individual governments protect and promote
respect for human rights
Governments enforce human rights protection
All of society (including business) has a role in
respecting and promoting human rights
7. Implementing the Voluntary
Principles
Comprehensive risk assessment
Incorporation into project documents
Building internal awareness
Training security providers
Building relationships with security providers
Consulting with local communities
Monitoring of security arrangements
8. Human Rights Act 1998
-Right to life
-Right to liberty and security
-No punishment without law
-Right to respect for private and family life
-Freedom of thought, conscience and religion
-Right to marry
-Protection of property
-Right to education
-Right to free elections
9. HRC Program Areas
Applied Human Rights Research
Educational Tools
Field Training Opportunities
Human Rights On-line
Learning Communities and Partnerships
10. Human Rights Education:
Produces changes in values and attitudes
Produces changes in behavior
Produces empowerment for social justice
Develops attitudes of solidarity across issues
and nations
11. Goals of a Human Rights Learning
Community
Know your human rights
Value your human rights
Be inspired to take action toward realizing
human rights for yourself and others
12. Other key agreements and bodies
UN Declaration of Human Rights
International Labour Organization (ILO)
OECD Guidelines on Multinational Enterprises
UN High Commission (and Commissioner) of Human Rights
UN Global Compact
13. Social and Economic Human Rights
Rights relating to an adequate standard of living;
Conditions under which people live and work;
Claims to the fulfilment of basic needs;
Claims relating to the quality of life from a material and
immaterial perspective;
Claims relating to opportunities to make a living and
achieve welfare and wellbeing.
14. UN Human Rights Bodies
Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
International Court of Justice
International Criminal Court
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
(created by the General Assembly in 1993)
15. `It has always been a mystery to me
how men can feel themselves
honored by the humiliation of their
fellow beings’
- Mahatma Gandhi
16. NAME :Ravi A .Patel
ROLL NO: 41
CLASS:TY BBA[ITM] SEM-VI
COLLEGE : C .P .Patel & F .H .Shah commerce College
THANK YOU
