Human Rights and National and International Agencies (Civic Awareness)
Unit 5: Civic Awareness Lesson 9: Human Rights and National and International Agencies Introduction to Rights (Fundamental Rights): The set of laws and rules enforced by the nation for the freedom of the people are rights. Only when people get and enjoy their rights, they can develop their personalities and contribute their best services. Human rights are the rights inherent to all human beings. According to the international human rights laws, the government shall protect and promote human rights and fundamental freedom of people. There are 30 articles in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Some articles of Universal Declaration of Human Rights are listed below: 1. Rights to Equality 2. Freedom from Discrimination 3. Right to life, liberty and Personal Security 4. Freedom from Slavery 5. Freedom from Torture and Degrading Treatment ...