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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