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Kinds of human rights

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
  • Right to liberty and security of person
  • Right of detained persons to be treated with humanity
  • Freedom of movement
  • Right to a fair trial
  • Prohibition of retroactive criminal laws
  • Right to recognition as a person before the law
  • Right to privacy
  • Freedom of thought, conscience and religion
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
  • Prohibition of propaganda for war and of incitement to national, racial or religious hatred
  • Freedom of assembly
  • Freedom of association
  • Right to marry and found a family
  • Right to take part in the conduct of public affairs, vote, be elected and have access to public office

Economic and social and cultural rights

  • Right to work
  • Right to just and favourable conditions of work
  • Right to form and join trade unions
  • Right to social security
  • Protection of the family
  • Right to an adequate standard of living, including adequate food, clothingΒ 
  • and housing
  • Right to health
  • Right to education

Collective Rights

Right of peoples to:

  • Self-determination
  • Development
  • Free use of their wealth and natural resources
  • Peace
  • A healthy environment
  • Rights of national, ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities
  • Rights of indigenous peoples
Posted in Competitive Exaams, Human Rights, UPSC / State PSCs

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