HUMAN RIGHTS

SS 1 CIVIC EDUCATION
3rd Term
HUMAN RIGHTS
The definition of UDHR: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a proclamation by the United Nations General Assembly as a common standard of individuals’ rights for all peoples and all nations. It sets out the fundamental human rights to be universally protected.
Historical background of UDHR
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 10 December 1948, was the result of the experience of the Second World War. With the end of that war, and the creation of the United Nations, the international community vowed never again to allow atrocities like those of that conflict happen again. World leaders decided to complement the UN Charter with a road map to guarantee the rights of every individual everywhere. The document they considered, and which would later become the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, was taken up at the first session of the General Assembly in 1946. 
The Assembly reviewed this draft Declaration on Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms and transmitted it to the Economic and Social Council for reference to the Commission on Human Rights for consideration in its preparation of an international bill of rights. The Commission set up a committee made of up members from eight States, selected with due regard for geographical distribution. It was chaired by Eleanor Roosevelt, widow of American President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The importance of UDHR
1.       It brings about social justice
2.       It makes people to live in any part of the globe and still feel at home
3.       It unites the entire human race
4.       It maintains world peace
5.       It enables the individual to realize and actualize his full humanity
6.       It provides a universal standard for measuring the performance of each government
7.       It serves as a grand norm from which other laws in the constitution can be derived
The meaning of the seven core freedom of UDHR
They are those rights that concerns individuals directly and influence their peaceful existence as human beings either within or outside their country.
The seven core freedom of UDHR
1.     Right to life, liberty and security of person.
2.     The right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion.
3.     The right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each State.
4.     The right to freedom of opinion and expression.
5.     The right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.
6.     The right to fair and public hearing.
7.     Right to Freedom from Discrimination
The importance of fundamental human right
1.       It prevents dictatorship
2.       It protects each individual from being used for another’s selfish ambition
3.       Since it doesn’t change with changing government, it brings about social stability
4.       Since it is the same everywhere, it provides a platform for different cultures to interact
5.       It makes foreigners to feel at home outside their country

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