Question

What are human rights and its types?

Answer 1

The International Human Rights Day is celebrated on December 10. In India, the National Human Rights Commission was established in 1993 under the statute of Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993. Human Rights Day is an important day for the Government of India as India is one of the founding members of the UN as well as an original signatory of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Human rights comprise civil and political rights, social, cultural and economic rights. These include the right to education, right to freedom os expression, right to work and many more.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

• The fundamental human rights were protected for the first time under UNGA resolution 217 A in Paris
• “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.”
• It is an expression of freedom and rights and not a treaty with legal obligations. But one is expected to follow these ethically
• Important rights include:
  • Right To Nationality
  • Right against Arbitrary Arrest
  • Prohibition of slavery in any form
  • Right to freedom of Movement and Residence, and many more

Related links

1. Fundamental Rights