Protecting Human Rights in Europe

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1. What are human rights?

We need to be careful with language! At different times, and for different purposes, people have laid claim to ‘human rights’ without always agreeing precisely what this term means.

Exercise 1: Decide whether you think the following ‘rights’ should be labelled as ‘human rights’.

"Right"	Yes	No	Not sure

to political protest
to a peaceful existence free from armed conflict
to adequate food
not to be subjected to torture
to education
to free speech
of a people to self-determination
not to be subjected to discrimination on the grounds of race or sex or religion
to housing
to property
to a fair hearing in the settlement of civic disputes
to leisure activities
to take part in religious worship
to marry and have children
not to be subject to arbitrary deprivation of liberty
to life

Protecting Human Rights in Europe



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