Classification of Human Rights
Classification of Human Rights
During World War II, about 70 million people were killed. Innocent civilians such as children, women, the elderly and students without any reason were killed during the war. However, in contemporary society, when our life is at risk, we will exercise our rights to protect ourselves, not to be hurt. Nevertheless, until 1948, most of the people cannot exercise their rights. As a result, the majority of people because of class, gender, race, religion, and so on suffered violence or were killed. For this reason, human rights were for the first time emphasized in the Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948 after World War II. What are human rights? Human rights are the most basic rights and freedoms that belong to every person in the world. As a result, human rights included the right to personal liberty and due process of law. Also, it meant the freedom of thought, expression, religion, and organization along with freedom from discrimination based on race, religion, age, language, and sex. It also included employment to property. In order to understand these rights, human rights been classified into five categories: civil, political, economic and social, cultural, and children’s rights.
First of all, the first of the human rights are civil rights. Civil rights are the most basic individual rights that are protected in many respects. First, the right to life is a part of it. Every human being has the right to be protected if their lives are at risk. For example, if the prisoner was sentenced to death, he has the right to seek pardon or commutation of the sentence. Then, the right to freedom of expression is one of the civil rights. Every person has the right to hold their own opinions and to express them freely without government interference. For instance, journalists have the right to freedom of criticism of the government without fear of prosecution. Third, another civil rights are the right for thoughts, beliefs and
During World War II, about 70 million people were killed. Innocent civilians such as children, women, the elderly and students without any reason were killed during the war. However, in contemporary society, when our life is at risk, we will exercise our rights to protect ourselves, not to be hurt. Nevertheless, until 1948, most of the people cannot exercise their rights. As a result, the majority of people because of class, gender, race, religion, and so on suffered violence or were killed. For this reason, human rights were for the first time emphasized in the Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948 after World War II. What are human rights? Human rights are the most basic rights and freedoms that belong to every person in the world. As a result, human rights included the right to personal liberty and due process of law. Also, it meant the freedom of thought, expression, religion, and organization along with freedom from discrimination based on race, religion, age, language, and sex. It also included employment to property. In order to understand these rights, human rights been classified into five categories: civil, political, economic and social, cultural, and children’s rights.
First of all, the first of the human rights are civil rights. Civil rights are the most basic individual rights that are protected in many respects. First, the right to life is a part of it. Every human being has the right to be protected if their lives are at risk. For example, if the prisoner was sentenced to death, he has the right to seek pardon or commutation of the sentence. Then, the right to freedom of expression is one of the civil rights. Every person has the right to hold their own opinions and to express them freely without government interference. For instance, journalists have the right to freedom of criticism of the government without fear of prosecution. Third, another civil rights are the right for thoughts, beliefs and
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