H DEFINITION Human rights are standards that allow

all people to live withdignity, freedom,

equality, justice, andpeace.
The modern human rights era can be
U ORIGIN traced to struggles to end slavery,
genocide, discrimination, and
government oppression.
M RIGHTS Rights are the fundamental normative rules about
what is allowed of people or owed to people
according to some legal system, social convention or
A ethical theory.
IMPORTANCE Human rights reflect the minimum standards
N necessary for people to live with dignity.

CHARACTERISTICS NON-
UNIVERSAL
DISCRIMINATORY
INTERCONNECTED

INALIENABLE INDIVISIBLE
R
LACK OF HUMAN
DISCRIMINATION
I RIGHTS
GENOCIDE RAPE
HUMAN

G TRAFFICKING
TORTURE SLAVERY

H EXAMPLES OF
FREEDOM EDUCATION
HUMAN RIGHTS
T SPEECH HEALTH

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