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Human Rights From Birth to Death

Human Rights From Birth to Death

From birth, an individual enjoys inherent and inalienable rights, which should remain with him or her until death.

Innate or Natural Rights

Each person has a right to live. This right is inherent and for all. Examples of natural rights are: the right to life, liberty, privacy, and the pursuit of happiness to have one's own name and identity. Also included here is the right to develop oneself in physical, mental, and spritual aspects

Constitutional Rights,

Statutory Rights

Rights Mandated by Law

Constitutional Rights

These rights are mandated, granted, and protected by the Constitution of a country. These may be amended, changed, or removed through constitutional amendments.

Statutory Rights

These rights are mandated by laws approved and ratified by Congress or lawmakers.

Civil Liberties / Rights

Many of these rights are innate and not created by law but are preserved by law.

Political Rights

These represent the right to vote and participate in political processes to decide on the country's leadership and governance and to be able to hold public office.

Economic or Livelihood Rights

These rights refer to freedom to choose and presue livelihood, business, and a decent lifestyle according to one's desired or preferred career.

Social or Cultural Rights

These rights include the freedom to participate in living out one's beliefs, and continuing and enhancing one's own traditions and customs.

Rights of the Accused

These protect people accused of any transgression of the law. The right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty, the right to remain silent, and the right to be free from inhumane and unlawful punishment

The Philippine Constitution

is the foundation and primary law of our country. Article III of our Consitution is Bill of Rights, which every Filipino citizen must enjoy. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) of the United Nations (UN) is adopted by our government as a memeber of the organization.

Article III: Bill of Rights

It establishes the relationship of the individual to the State and defines the rights of the individual by limiting the lawful powers of the State. It is one of the most important political achievements of the Filipinos.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The Philippines is a member of the United Nations (UN). The policies and laws upheld by the UN are also recognized in our country. The Philippines signed this declaration, so our country is obliged to uphold and promote the equality of all citizens and ban forms of discrimination

The Rights of Children

The treaty on the Rights of the Child was an international treaty signed by different countries in order to give protection to children ages 18 and under in the whole world. The Philippines upholds the rights of children according to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of a Child.

Rights of Women in Philippine Society

Females compose almost half of our national population. Women play a role in our society and they have a significance in state-building. This recognition is stated in our constitution.

Right to vote,

Right to remain a Filipino citizen even when she marries a foreigner, except when she gives up her citizenship, Right to work, Right of education, Right to family planning, Right to care for one's children

Some of the Rights and Duties of Women

Caring for Indigenous People

Indigenous People means a group of people identified by self-ascription and ascription by others. Although we belong to only one race, it is noticeable that each group has its own tradition that are distinct from other groups.

Rights of Indigenous People

The United Nations made a formal declaration about the rights of indigenous people in recognition of the various historical and cultural experiences of indigenous people. This was presented as a standard to truly achieve cooperation and respect.

Rights

are freedoms we enjoy which were given to us by God and by different laws so that we may be able to live happily

Privileges

is a special consideration or advantage that is bestowed on a particular person or group.

Article II: Declaration of priciples and state policies(Human rights)

The State shall promote a just and active social order that will ensure the success and independence of the nation and free the people from poverty through policies that provide enough social services, promote full employment, a rising standard of living, and an improved quality of life for all.

Article 71 - Admission to Schools, Article II, Section 13, Article 133 - Healthy Growth of children

Protection of childrens rights

Article 71 - Admission to Schools

The state shall see to it that no child is refused admission in public schools. All parents are required to enroll their children in schools to complete at least an elementary education.

Article II, Section 13

The state recognizes the vital role of the youth in nation-building and shall promote and protect their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual, and social well being.

Article 133 - Healthy Growth of children

Pursuant to its obligation to assist the parents in the proper upbringing of the child.

Article II-Section 12, Article XIII-Section 14, Article II - Section 14

Protection of Womens rights

Article II-Section 12

The state recognizes the sanctity of family life and shall protect and strengthen the family as a basic autonomous social institution.It shall equally protect the life of the mother and the life of the unborn from conception.

Article XIII - Section 14

The state shall protect working women by providing safe and healthful working conditions

Article II - Section 14

The state recognizes the role of women in nation-building and shall ensure the fundamental equality before the law of women and men.

Article II, Section 22

Protecting the Rights of Indegenous People

Article II - Section 22

The state recognizes and promotes the rights of indigenous cultural communities within the framework of national unity and development

Article II-Section 9, Article XIII-Section 3

Protection of Workers rights

Article II-Section 9

The state shall promote a just and dynamic social order that will ensure the prosperity and independence of the nation and free the people from poverty through policies that provide adequate social services, prmote full employment, a rising standard of living, and an improved quality of life for all.

Article XIII-Section 3

The state shall afford full protection to labor, local and overseas, organized and unorganized, and promote full employment and equality of employment opportunities for all.

United nations

This agency is an international organization that promotes respect for the human rights of people round the world.

United States Agency for international Development

This agency works on extreme global poverty and enable resilient ,democratic societies to realize their potential. They are responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance.

Christian Solidarity Worldwide

They mainly work on engagement and wide range of existing UN international human rights mechanism, some of which have a very specific focus on freedom on religion or behalf.

Amnesty International Philippines

This organization helps local human rights movement and lobby for work and passage of laws on human rights at the philippines.