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Lecture 3 human rights

Human rights are universal, inalienable, indivisible, and interdependent, meaning all individuals are entitled to them regardless of their circumstances. They emphasize equality and non-discrimination, ensuring that everyone can participate in society and access information. Accountability and the rule of law are crucial, as states and duty-bearers must be held responsible for upholding these rights.

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Lecture 3 human rights

Human rights are universal, inalienable, indivisible, and interdependent, meaning all individuals are entitled to them regardless of their circumstances. They emphasize equality and non-discrimination, ensuring that everyone can participate in society and access information. Accountability and the rule of law are crucial, as states and duty-bearers must be held responsible for upholding these rights.

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Human rights

Dr: Mahmoud Zayed


Lecture of Sociology

Faculty of Arts
Cairo University
Universality and
Inalienability

Human rights are universal and inalienable. All


people everywhere in the world are entitled to
them

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights
Indivisibility

Human rights are indivisible. Whether they relate


to civil, cultural, economic, political or social
issues, human rights are inherent to the dignity of
every human person

the right of everyone to an adequate standard of living


cannot be compromised at the expense of other rights,
such as the right to health or the right to education.
Interdependence and Interrelatedness

Human rights are interdependent and interrelated.


Each one contributes to the realization of a
person’s human dignity through the satisfaction of
his or her developmental, physical, psychological
and spiritual needs.

the right to health may depend, on fulfilment of the


right to development, to education or to information.
Equality and Non-discrimination

All individuals are equal as human beings and by


virtue of the inherent dignity of each human
person.

should suffer discrimination on the basis of race,


colour, ethnicity, gender, age, language, sexual
orientation, religion, political or other opinion, national,
Participation and Inclusion

All people have the right to participate in and


access information

participation by communities, civil society, minorities,


women, young people.
Accountability and Rule of Law

States and other duty-bearers are answerable for


the observance of human rights

individuals, the media, civil society and the international


community play important roles in holding governments
accountable for their obligation to uphold human rights.

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