DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON
CHILDREN ELDERLY
Regardless of age
WOMEN MEN
Regardless of gender
BUDDHISTS CHRISTIANS
Regardless of religion
WHITES BLACKS
Regardless of Color
POOR RICH
Regardless of Economic Background
FUNDAMENTALLY EQUAL BUT
UNIQUE There is a fundamental equality
among human persons by virtue of
our common dignity as persons.
Equality allows us to take an interest
in everything that is human and to
understand the moral obligations
which inform our common humanity.
However, human persons are
sufficiently diverse so that we must
also take into account the originality
and uniqueness of each person.
This means that while everyone
shares certain common features of
humanity, each one does so
differently and to different degrees.
DEFINITION
HUMAN RIGHTS are the rights that all
people have by virtue of being human
beings.
HUMAN RIGHTS are derived from the
inherent dignity of the human person and
are defined internationally, nationally and
locally by various law making bodies.
DEFINITION
HUMAN RIGHTS is defined as the supreme,
inherent, and inalienable rights to life, to dignity,
and to self-development.
It is concerned with issues in both areas of civil
and political rights and economic, social and
cultural rights founded on internationally accepted
human rights obligations
Characteristics of Human Rights
Universal
Internationallyguaranteed
Legally protected
Protects individuals and groups
Cannot be taken away
Equal and indivisible
Obliges States and State actors
Categories of Human Rights
Natural Righs – These are rights inherent to man
and given to him by God as human being.
Constitutional Rights – These are rights
guaranteed under the fundamental charter of the
country.
Statutory Rights – These are rights provided by the
lawmaking body of a country or law, such as the
right to receive a minimum wage.
Social – the right to education, health care, food,
clothing, shelter and social security
Cultural – the right to freedom of religion, and to
speak the language, and to practice the culture of
one’s choice
Civil – the right to be treated as an
equal to anyone else in society
Political – the right to vote, to freedom
of speech and to obtain information
Economic – the right to participate in
an economy that benefits all; and to
desirable work
SOME CIVIL RIGHTS
Life
Beliefin own religion
Opinion
Free speech
Non-discrimination according to sex
Marry
Race
Cultural background
SOME POLITICAL RIGHTS
Vote in elections
Freely form or join political parties
Live in an independent country
Stand for public office
Freely disagree with views and
policies of political leaders
SOME ECONOMIC RIGHTS
Jobs
Work without exploitation
Fair wage
Safe working conditions
Form trade unions
Have adequate food
Protection against labor malpractices
SOME SOCIAL RIGHTS
Housing
Education
Health services
Recreation facilities
Clean environment
Social security
SOME CULTURAL RIGHTS
Use own language
Develop cultural activities
Ancestral domains
Develop own kind of schooling
HUMAN RIGHTS AND
DIGNITY
Human rights may be defined as those
fundamental rights of man essential for the
exercise of human dignity.
The rights are to things, powers or priveleges to
which individuals have a just claim or are
entitled to under the natural law as a
consequence of being human
They are inalienable patrimony of all
irrespective of nationality, color, language or
creed.
They are inviolable in the sense that they
cannot be suppressed without moral
responsibility.
Respect for these rights becomes the test
whether human dignity is being respected or
not.
Human rights belong to human beings not
because any government grant these to them.
Two kinds of Rights:
Natural- rights that human nature confer to the
person.
Legal- rights spelled out by positive national and
international laws.
ACTIVITY
How are these rights violated?
Give examples of human rights
violation in the Philippines.
Thank You
