What is Human Rights Treaty Body? The treaty bodies perform a number of functions in accordance with the provisions of the treaties that established them.…
Civil and Political Rights Right to life Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment Freedom from slavery, servitude and forced labour…
To protect human beings To develop individual self-respect to value human dignity to promote respect, understanding and appreciation of diversity To promote democracy, social justice…
Human Rights Calendar 27 January – Holocaust Memorial Day January 27 marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp. In…
The Cyrus Cylinder (539 B.C) In 539 B.C., the armies of Cyrus the Great, the first king of ancient Persia, conquered the city of Babylon.…
Basic Human Rights in UDHR The 30 basic human rights mentioned in the articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are followings: The Universal…
Democracy, parliaments and human rights ‘’As an ideal, democracy aims essentially to preserve and promote the dignity and fundamental rights of the individual, to achieve…
Characteristics of Human Rights Human rights are rights that every human being has by virtue of his or her human dignity. Human rights are the…
Introduction to Human RightsHuman – A member of the homo-sapiens species; a man, a woman, child or a person in general.Rights – Things to which…
Abbreviations ACHR – American Convention on Human Rights AHRD – ASEAN Human Rights Declaration AICHR – ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights CAT – Committee…