This document outlines 3 generations of human rights and discusses positive and negative rights. The first generation are civil and political rights. The second are economic, social and cultural rights. The third are a mixed group of additional rights. Positive rights are obligations of a state to protect and fulfill rights, while negative rights are freedoms from interference by the state. International organizations that support and enforce human rights include the International Criminal Court, United Nations, and non-governmental organizations like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.

2. First generation: Civil and Political Rights Second generation: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Third generation: Mixed group

3. Positive Rights = TO Negative Rights = FROM

4. International Criminal Court United Nations NGO’s (Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Etc.)