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Human Rights. http://www.amnesty.org/en/annual-report/2011. The rights that someone has simply because he or she is a human being & born into this world. HR principles. Human Dignity Equality Non-discrimination Universality Interdependency Indivisibility Inalienability Responsibilities.
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Human Rights http://www.amnesty.org/en/annual-report/2011
The rights that someone has simply because he or she is a human being & born into this world. HR principles
Human Dignity Equality Non-discrimination Universality Interdependency Indivisibility Inalienability Responsibilities HR principles
Civil Rights Political Rights
Countries That Have Ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
The neglected half of Human Rights EconomicRights Social Rights Cultural Rights
Countries That Have Ratified the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Variousmonitoring organs • European Court of Human Rights (individuals) • UN General Assembly (countries) • Attention and publicity • Economicsanctions • Apartheid regime in South Africa Monitoringof Human rights
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights • NavanethemPillay • Beganher term in September 2008
Countries That Have Accepted the Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court States Parties (dark green), light green denotes states where Rome Statute is ratified but not yet in force, orange denotes states where Rome Statute is signed but not ratified
Positive development • Morepeopleenjoymorerightsthaneverbefore: • Fewerexcecutions • Morepeopleabletovote in free and fair elections • Increasedopennessregarding the discussionof Human Rights Human rightsaround the world
Increased standard ofliving, levelofeducation and ofhealth for millions ofpeople. In 2007 the UN General Assemblyapproved a resoultionagainst the deathpenalty for the firsttime in 20 years. Economicdevelopment Interactive map of use of death penalty (2010)
Failures Anna Politkovskaja murderedRussian journalist
