This document discusses human rights and human rights education. It begins by defining human rights as those basic rights that are essential to protecting human dignity and allowing people to develop their full potential. These rights apply to all people equally regardless of attributes. The document then provides the United Nations' definition of human rights education as efforts to strengthen respect for rights, promote tolerance, enable participation in society, and further UN goals of peace and justice. Finally, it outlines some basic human rights like equality before the law, and rights to life, privacy, work, and education.

2. Institute Name: Matoshri College Of
Management & Research center, Nashik.
Submitted By: Kangane Shubham Pundlik
Subject: Human Rights
Course: MBA Part 1( Sem1)

3. Meaning of Human Rights
1. Human Beings are rational beings. They by virtue of their
being human possess certain basic and inalienable rights which
are commonly known as human rights. Human Rights are
defined as all those rights which are essential for the protection
and maintenance of dignity of individuals and create conditions
in which every human being can develop his personality to the
fullest extent may be termed as human rights.
2.Human rights become operative with the birth of an individual.
Human rights, being the birth right, are inherent in all the
individuals irrespective of their caste, religion, sex and
nationality. Because of their immense significance to human
beings ; human rights are also sometimes referred to as
fundamental rights, basic rights, inherent rights, natural rights
and birth rights.

4. Human Rights And Education
 Human rights education defined To implement the
provisions of VDPA on human rights education,
the United Nations launched the United Nations
Decade for Human Rights Education (1995- 2004)
in 1995 whose Plan of Action provides for the first
time the definition of “human rights education”
based on the previous United Nations documents.
 Human rights education shall be defined as
training, dissemination and information efforts
aimed at the building of a universal culture of
human rights through the imparting of knowledge
and skills and the moulding of attitudes and
directed to:

5. 1. The strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental
freedoms.
2. The full development of the human personality and the sense
of its dignity
3. The promotion of understanding, tolerance, gender equality
and friendship among all nations, indigenous peoples and
racial, national, ethnic, religious and linguistic groups;
4. The enabling of all persons to participate effectively in a free
society;
5. The furtherance of the activities of the United Nations for the
maintenance of peace.
6. The 2005 World Programme for Human Rights Education
refined a little more this definition as shown in the added
underlined:
7. The enabling of all persons to participate effectively in a free
and democratic society governed by the rule of law;
8. The promotion of people-centred sustainable development and
social justice.

6. Human rights education as a right Based on the various United
Nations human rights instruments, human rights education is a
component of right to information and right to education.9 The United
Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training
explains,
Article 1:
Everyone has the right to know, seek and receive information about all
human rights and fundamental freedoms and should have access to
human rights education and training.
Human rights education and training is essential for the promotion of
universal respect for and observance of all human rights and
fundamental freedoms for all, in accordance with the principles of the
universality, indivisibility and interdependence of human rights.

7. 1.They are based on principles of dignity, equality and mutual
respect, which are shared across cultures, religions and
philosophies. They are about being treated fairly, treating
others fairly and having the ability to make genuine choices in
our daily lives.
2.Values such as freedom, democracy, human rights,
solidarity, multiculturalism, freedom of religion and gender
equality, among others that are currently part of our reality, are
reinforced and protected through the international activities of
the Indian Government.
3.Human rights are universal because they are based on every
human being’s dignity, irrespective of race, colour, sex, ethnic
or social origin, religion, language, nationality, age, sexual
orientation, disability or any other distinguishing
characteristic. Since they are accepted by all States and
peoples, they apply equally and indiscriminately to every
person and are the same for everyone everywhere.

8. Basic Human Rights
1.All human beings are equal
2.No discrimination free and equal
3.Right to life
4.No slavery
5.No torture and inhuman treatment
6.Same right to use law
7.Equal before the law
8.Right to treated fair by court
9.No unfair detainment
10.Right to trial
11.Innocent until proved guilty
12.Right to privacy
13.Freedom to movement and residence and so on…

9. In the area of economic, social and cultural
rights
1.Right to work
2.Right to just and favourable conditions of work
3.Right to form and join trade unions
4.Right to social security
5.Protection of the family
6.Right to an adequate standard of living, including
adequate food, clothing and housing
7.Right to health
8.Right to education

10. In the area of collective rights
Right of peoples to:
Self-determination
 Development
Free use of their wealth and natural resources
 Peace
A healthy environment
Other collective rights:
Rights of national, ethnic, religious and linguistic
minorities
Rights of indigenous peoples

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