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.
(a) 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
(b) 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).