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Humanrights arerights inherent toallhumanbeings, whateverournationality,placeofresidence, sex,
nationalorethnicorigin, color,religion, language, oranyotherstatus.Weareall equallyentitled to
ourhumanrights withoutdiscrimination.Theserights areall interrelated,interdependentand
indivisible.
Cyrus cylinder
TheCyrusCylinder, createdby king CyrustheGreat, is sometimes arguedto be theworld's first charter
of humanrights.
The Bill of Rights (1688 or 1689)
December 16, 1689
Location Parliamentary Archives
Author(s) Parliament of England
Purpose Assert certain rights
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the
Citizen approved by the National Assembly of
France, August 26, 1789.
human rights became a central concern over the
issue of slavery
Eleanor Roosevelt with the Spanish version of
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Created 1948
Ratified 16 December 1948
Location Palais de Chaillot, Paris
Author(s) Draft Committee[a]
Purpose Human rights
ď‚–
Human rightsday
ď‚™ Human Rights Day is held on 10 December every year, the date the United
Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights
ď‚™ This is human rights logo
ď‚™ Human rights divided into 3 types
1. Civil rights
2. Political rights
3. Cultural and educational rights
ď‚–
ď‚™ Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) (adopted
1979, entry into force: 1981)
ď‚™ Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial
Discrimination (CERD) (adopted 1966, entry into
force: 1969)
ď‚™ Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities (CRPD) (adopted 2006, entry into force:
2008)
organisations
ď‚–
ď‚™ Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
(adopted 1989, entry into force: 1989)
ď‚™ United Nations Convention Against Torture (CAT)
(adopted 1984, entry into force: 1987)
ď‚™ International Convention on the Protection of the
Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their
Families (ICRMW or more often MWC) (adopted
1990, entry into force: 2003)
organisation
ď‚–
ď‚™ created at the 2005 World Summit to replace the
United Nations Commission on Human Rights.
ď‚™ Forty-seven of the one hundred ninety-one member
states sit on the council, elected by simple majority in
a secret ballot of the United Nations General .
ď‚™ Members serve a maximum of six years and may
have their membership suspended for gross human
rights abuses.
United nations human
rights council
Abraham Lincoln
President of US during the
American civil war. Lincoln made
the famous Emancipation
Proclamation (1863) – declaring
“that all persons held as slaves”
within the rebellious states “are, and
henceforward shall be free.” – This
proclamation was followed by the
13th Amendment to the US
Constitution (1865) outlawing
slavery.
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian nationalist and politician.
Struggled for Indian self-
determination and independence.
Gandhi inspired millions through
his non-violent protests. Gandhi
also sought to improve rights of
women and outcasts in Indian
society.
Nelson Mandela
Anti-apartheid leader. Mandela, spent
over twenty years in jail for his
opposition to the racist apartheid
system which excluded blacks from
many areas of society. He was elected
the first President of democratic
South Africa in 1994. – “I have
cherished the ideal of a democratic
and free society in which all persons
live together in harmony and with
equal opportunities.” – Nelson
Mandela.
Aung San Suu Kyi
Burmese opposition leader.
Awarded Nobel peace prize for
opposition to military rule. Aung
San Suu Kyi was placed under
house arrest for many years due to
her opposition.
Benazir Bhutto
First female President of Pakistan.
Helped to move country from
military dictatorship to democracy
in 1988.
Malala Yousafzai
Pakistani schoolgirl who defied
threats of the Taliban to campaign
for the right to education. She
survived being shot in the head by
the Taliban and has become a
global advocate for human rights,
women’s rights and the right to
education. She has sought to
emphasis the peaceful nature of
Islam and the respect Islam has for
education.
Kailash Satyarthi
for the struggle against the
suppression of children and young
people and for the right of all
children to education.
Ellen Johnson-
Sirleaf, Tawakkol
Karman, Leymah
Gbowee
"for their non-violent struggle for
the safety of women and for
women's rights to full participation
in peace-building work"
THANK YOU
This are some people who rose and fought for the rights . Right s are basic things given to the
human which cannot be changed by race , sex , color ,caste
THANKING YOU

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Human rights

  • 1. Humanrights arerights inherent toallhumanbeings, whateverournationality,placeofresidence, sex, nationalorethnicorigin, color,religion, language, oranyotherstatus.Weareall equallyentitled to ourhumanrights withoutdiscrimination.Theserights areall interrelated,interdependentand indivisible.
  • 2. Cyrus cylinder TheCyrusCylinder, createdby king CyrustheGreat, is sometimes arguedto be theworld's first charter of humanrights.
  • 3. The Bill of Rights (1688 or 1689) December 16, 1689 Location Parliamentary Archives Author(s) Parliament of England Purpose Assert certain rights
  • 4. Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen approved by the National Assembly of France, August 26, 1789. human rights became a central concern over the issue of slavery
  • 5. Eleanor Roosevelt with the Spanish version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Created 1948 Ratified 16 December 1948 Location Palais de Chaillot, Paris Author(s) Draft Committee[a] Purpose Human rights
  • 6. ď‚– Human rightsday ď‚™ Human Rights Day is held on 10 December every year, the date the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ď‚™ This is human rights logo ď‚™ Human rights divided into 3 types 1. Civil rights 2. Political rights 3. Cultural and educational rights
  • 7. ď‚– ď‚™ Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) (adopted 1979, entry into force: 1981) ď‚™ Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) (adopted 1966, entry into force: 1969) ď‚™ Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) (adopted 2006, entry into force: 2008) organisations
  • 8. ď‚– ď‚™ Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) (adopted 1989, entry into force: 1989) ď‚™ United Nations Convention Against Torture (CAT) (adopted 1984, entry into force: 1987) ď‚™ International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (ICRMW or more often MWC) (adopted 1990, entry into force: 2003) organisation
  • 9. ď‚– ď‚™ created at the 2005 World Summit to replace the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. ď‚™ Forty-seven of the one hundred ninety-one member states sit on the council, elected by simple majority in a secret ballot of the United Nations General . ď‚™ Members serve a maximum of six years and may have their membership suspended for gross human rights abuses. United nations human rights council
  • 10. Abraham Lincoln President of US during the American civil war. Lincoln made the famous Emancipation Proclamation (1863) – declaring “that all persons held as slaves” within the rebellious states “are, and henceforward shall be free.” – This proclamation was followed by the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution (1865) outlawing slavery.
  • 11. Mahatma Gandhi Indian nationalist and politician. Struggled for Indian self- determination and independence. Gandhi inspired millions through his non-violent protests. Gandhi also sought to improve rights of women and outcasts in Indian society.
  • 12. Nelson Mandela Anti-apartheid leader. Mandela, spent over twenty years in jail for his opposition to the racist apartheid system which excluded blacks from many areas of society. He was elected the first President of democratic South Africa in 1994. – “I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities.” – Nelson Mandela.
  • 13. Aung San Suu Kyi Burmese opposition leader. Awarded Nobel peace prize for opposition to military rule. Aung San Suu Kyi was placed under house arrest for many years due to her opposition.
  • 14. Benazir Bhutto First female President of Pakistan. Helped to move country from military dictatorship to democracy in 1988.
  • 15. Malala Yousafzai Pakistani schoolgirl who defied threats of the Taliban to campaign for the right to education. She survived being shot in the head by the Taliban and has become a global advocate for human rights, women’s rights and the right to education. She has sought to emphasis the peaceful nature of Islam and the respect Islam has for education.
  • 16. Kailash Satyarthi for the struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.
  • 17. Ellen Johnson- Sirleaf, Tawakkol Karman, Leymah Gbowee "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work"
  • 18. THANK YOU This are some people who rose and fought for the rights . Right s are basic things given to the human which cannot be changed by race , sex , color ,caste THANKING YOU