Categories of Human Rights

Learn these for the quiz - AND the end of year exam!

Try to link two specific rights (from the 30 in the the UDHR) directly to one of the categories. For example: "The Right to Education is an example of a social right"...

5 Categories of Human Rights:

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

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