1. HUMAN RIGHTS Presented by: Bharat Jhalani July 2008

2. The basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled, often held to include the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and equality before the law. Human Rights Day is observed by the international community every year on 10 December .

3. The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood."

4. The Magna Carta or "Great Charter" was the world's first document containing commitments by a sovereign to his people to respect certain legal rights.

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10. In over 110 countries National human rights institutions (NHRIs) have been set up to protect, promote or monitor human rights in a given country.