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Social and Cultural rights?
Economic, social, and cultural rights include the human right to work, the right to an adequate standard of living, including…
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Human Rights and Slavery
What are Human Rights? Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of gender, nationality, place of residency,…
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ECONOMIC RIGHTS
Poverty can have a severely negative impact on a child’s development. Their health and education can suffer, as can their…
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Cultural Rights
Everyone has cultural rights, a right to science, and a right to protection of authorship interests. These guarantee the right…
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What is the Right to Education
Everyone has the right to education. The objectives of education include the full development and dignity of each person, the…
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Right against Exploitation
There are two articles of the Constitution which guarantee the right against exploitation. They are described below: Article 23 –…
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What is Human Dignity?
At its most basic, the concept of human dignity is the belief that all people hold a special value that’s…
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How do human rights help you?
Human rights are relevant to all of us, not just those who face repression or mistreatment. They protect you in…
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Labour rights
As highlighted in the ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization (2008), social security and the fundamental principles and rights…
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Right to life
This means that nobody, including the Government, can try to end your life. It also means the Government should take appropriate measures…
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Right to liberty and security
Article 5 protects your right to liberty and security It focuses on protecting individuals’ freedom from unreasonable detention, as opposed…
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What legal instruments help the UN protect human rights?
The International Bill of Human Rights The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) was the first legal document protecting universal human rights.…
