This document defines and categorizes human rights. It begins by providing definitions of human rights from the United Nations and Philippine Commission on Human Rights, emphasizing rights to life, dignity and self-development. It then lists the basic characteristics of human rights as inherent, fundamental, inalienable, etc. The document proceeds to categorize human rights such as political rights, democratic rights, rights to life and liberty, equality rights, and economic and social rights. It concludes by outlining the origin of human rights protections in the Philippines from the 1896 Malolos Constitution to post-WWII constitutions.

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4. Human Rights Defined
Human rights are generally
defined as those rights, which are
inherent in our nature, and
without which, we cannot live as
human beings.
- United Nation

5. Human rights are supreme,
inherent, and inalienable rights to
life, dignity and self-development.
It is the essence of these rights that
makes man human.
-PhilippineCommission on Human Right
Human Rights Defined

6. Human Rights Defined
International norms that help to
protect all people everywhere from
severe political, legal, and social
abuses.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/rights-human/

7. Inherent
Fundamental
Inalienable
Imprescriptible
Indivisible
Universal
Interdependent
Basic Characteristics of
Human Rights

8. Categories of Human Rights
As Fundamental Freedom in Political
Rights
As Democratic Rights
As Mobility Rights
As Right to Life, Liberty and the
Security of the Person
As Legal Rights
As Rights of Equality

9. Categories of Human Rights
As Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
AsWorkers’ Rights
As Aboriginal Rights
As Reproductive Rights
As Protective Rights of Persons in
Armed Conflicts
As Right of Self-determination
As Minority Group Right

10. As Fundamental Freedom in
Political Rights
 The Bill of Rights in the
Philippine Constitution
contains these fundamental
freedoms
Categories of Human Rights

11. As Democratic Rights
Rights that are commonly
exercised in a democratic
state
Categories of Human Rights

12. As Mobility Rights
 Right to travel and return to
one’s country, and the freedom
to movement within the country
 National as well as international
in character
Categories of Human Rights

13. As Right to Life, Liberty and the
Security of the Person
 Represents the core of
fundamental rights which
relate to the right to physical
and personal integrity,
consistent with human dignity.
Categories of Human Rights

14. As Legal Rights
Rights that constitute due
process that can be invoked
by persons accused.
Categories of Human Rights

15. As Rights of Equality
 Right against discrimination
 Everyone is equal before the
law and is entitled to equal
protection or the equal benefit
of the law.
Categories of Human Rights

16. As Economic, Social and
Cultural Rights
 Considered to be more of standards
to be observed by the State
 Freedom from detention, torture and other
forms of political repression will be
meaningless when people are hostage to
hunger, disease, ignorance and
unemployment.
Categories of Human Rights

17. As Workers’ Rights
 Includes the right to association,
the right to organize unions, to
bargain collectively, the
prohibition of employment of
children, and the guarantee of
minimum wages and other
support.
Categories of Human Rights

18. As Aboriginal Rights
Associated with the rights
of indigenous cultural
tribes or communities
Categories of Human Rights

19. As Reproductive Rights
 Includes the right to found a
family and bear children, to
gender sensitivity and the
biomedical technology, and to
family planning
Categories of Human Rights

20. As Protective Rights of
Persons in Armed Conflicts
 Rights provided in the
international humanitarian law
for the protection of children,
women and non-combatants
during internal armed conflicts
Categories of Human Rights

21. As Right of Self-determination
 This rights was asserted by
colonial peoples in their struggle
for independence
 Right of people to be free from
colonial rule and decide their own
destiny (Article II, Section 7, Philippine
Constitution)
Categories of Human Rights

22. As Minority Group Right
These rights include the
protection of ethnic,
linguistic and religious
minorities (Article XIV, Section 7,
Philippine Constitution)
Categories of Human Rights

23. Origin of Human Rights in the
Philippines
1896
 Educated Filipinos were already
aware of the basic constitutional
guarantees mentioned in the
American and English Bill of Rights

24. June 2o, 1899
 Malolos Constitution was adopted,
establishing a Republican government,
contained several provisions on civil and
political rights, guaranteeing freedom from
arbitrary arrest and detention, freedom from
searches and seizures, freedom to choose
home and freedom of religion.
Origin of Human Rights in the Philippines

25. 1901
 Upon assumption of U.S.
sovereignty over the Philippines,
President McKinley directed
application of the American Bill of
Rights through his Instruction to
the Philippine Commission
Origin of Human Rights in the Philippines

26.  Said principles were reiterated in
the Philippine Bill of 1902, the
Philippine Autonomy Act of 1916
(Jones Law), and the Philippine
Independence Act of 1934
(Tydings- Mcduffee Law)
Origin of Human Rights in the Philippines

27. 1935
 The first Philippine Constitution was
adopted
1937
 Philippine constitution was reiterated
 Bill of Rights included which are now
known as civil and political rights
Origin of Human Rights in the Philippines

28. 1942-1944
 Filipinos were temporarily deprived of the
enjoyment of the civil and political rights
(military rule of Japan)
1945
 Civil and political rights of Filipinos restored
Origin of Human Rights in the Philippines

29. 1970’s
 Rule of President Ferdinand Marcos
 Filipinos were again subjected to violation
of human rights
1986
 EDSA Revolution
 A new resolution was adopted which took
effect the following year
Origin of Human Rights in the Philippines

30. 1987
 The new constitution
categorically states that the State
values dignity of every human
person and guarantees full
respect for human rights (Bill of
Rights).
Origin of Human Rights in the Philippines

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