PEACEST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: List Of Civilisations In The Culture Series, Human Rights Watch, United Nations Convention Against Torture
7 Nov 2016
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One warning: the philosophical interpretations of peace scholars with a a grain of salt. There are very early sources of human rights. Human rights is not a 20th century construct, the language of human rights is. Rights inherent to all human beings, whatever our nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, language or any other status. We are all equally entitled to our human rights without discrimination. These rights are all interrelated, interdependent and indivisible. Universal human rights are often expressed and guaranteed by law, in the forms of treaties, international laws, principles, and other sources. International human rights laws lay down obligations of governments to act in certain ways or to refrain from certain acts, in order to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms of individuals or groups. Human rights are inalienable (they cannot be taken from you, but they can be limited)
