1. What do you understand by human rights?

Human rights are rights that set as apart from animals and other creation. These are
rights that make us humans. Human rights are generally defined as those rights which
are inherent in our nature and without which, we cannot live as human beings. These
rights and fundamental freedoms allow us to develop and use our human qualities,
intelligence, talents and conscience, and to satisfy our spiritual and other needs. The
dignity of man and human life is inviolable. From the dignity of man is derived the right
of every person to free development of his personality. It's the essence of these rights
that make man human.

 Basic Characteristics: inherent, fundamental, inalienable, imprescriptible, indivisible,

universal and interdependent.

Classified to:
A. According to source - natural rights, constitutional rights, statutory rights
B. According to recipient - individual rights, collective rights
C. According to aspect of life - civil, political, economic, social, cultural rights
D. According to struggle for recognition - first, second and third generation rights
E. According to derogability - absolute or non-derogable, derogable or can-be-limited
rights

2. What are the Sources of human rights?

A. Natural rights - God-given rights, unwritten, prevail as norms of society
B. B. Constitutional rights - conferred and protected by the Constitution and cannot be modified or
taken away by the law-making body
C. C. Statutory rights - provided by law promulgated by the law-making body and may be abolished
by the same

3. Who are entitled to enjoy human rights?

All humans regardless of race, nationality, creed, political belief etc.

4. How did the violation of human rights originate?

Since time immemorial, the inherent and uncontrolled animalistic and primal tendencies
of humans made us commit human rights violations. History has shown that as man
started to live in a society, his inherent rights began to be violated by his own
fellowmen. The state authorities who are supposed to protect his rights are even his
persecutors.

5. Who were the first violators of human rights?

The first violators were the Greeks and Romans who were supposed to have started the
development of Western civilization - they legalized the institution of slavery, when men
and women were held as chattels and could be disposed of in any manner

6. Human rights are characterized as Inherent. Why? Give examples.

These rights are attached to every human by reason of his/her existence, without any
reference to any positive law. Not granted by any person or authority, do not need any
event for their existence. Ex: right to life and dignity as a human being
 7. Human rights are Fundamental. Why? Give examples.
Without them the life and dignity of man will be meaningless. Ex: right to individual
liberty and security of a person or freedom of thought and religion

8. Human rights are Inalienable. Why? Give examples

It cannot be rightfully taken away from an individual because these things are inherent
in all of us. Ex: freedom from torture

9. Human rights are Imprescriptible. Why? Give examples

It cannot be lost even by a long passage of time. Ex: freedom of thought, conscience and
religion

10. Human rights are Indivisible. Why? Give examples

It is not capable of being divided. Ex: freedom of belief or opinion, freedom of religion
and worship.

11. Human rights are Universal. Why? Give examples

It has no borders, it applies to all. Ex: right to life is the same whether one is in Asia or
Europe

12. Human rights are Interdependent. Why? Give examples

The fulfillment or exercise of one cannot be had without the realization of the other. Ex:
one's right to life and existence as a person cannot be realized without one's right to
work and maintain a good standard of living

13. What do you mean by 2nd generation of human rights. Give examples.
It covers economic, social and cultural rights, which primarily find their origin in the
socialist tradition and have been variously promoted by revolutionary struggles and
welfare movements, also known as social welfare rights. Ex: right to development, right
to work under decent living conditions, right of workers to self-organization.

14. What are 3rd and 4th generation of human rights. Give examples of each.
It covers collective rights, best understood as a product of both the rise and decline of
the nation-States in the last half of the 20th century. Ex: right of people to a healthy
environment