First Generation Human Rights

1st generation of human righs      =The First Generation= The first generation of human rights are based on the principles of individualism and non-interference—they tend to be “negative” rights, based on the Anglo-American principles of liberty. This first generation of rights developed under a strong mistrust of government and has since evolved into what are now known as “civil” or political” rights.

Important examples of first generation rights include:


 * 1) The right to life
 * 2) The right to property
 * 3) The right to be seen equal before the law
 * 4) The right to receive a fair and public hearing where one is innocent before proven guilty
 * 5) The right to privacy at home
 * 6) The right to move and reside anywhere within one’s country
 * 7) The right to seek asylum internationally
 * 8) The right to marry and found a family
 * 9) The right of freedom of belief and religion
 * 10) The right of freedom of speech and opinion
 * 11) The right to peacefully assemble and associate
 * 12) The right to take part in the government directly or indirectly
 * 13) The right to periodic and genuine elections
 * 14) The right to have free choice of employment
 * 15) The right to be protected from compulsion to join an organization
 * 16) The right to be protected against slavery
 * 17) The right to be protected against torture and cruel punishment
 * 18) The right to be protected against arbitrary exile or arrest
 * 19) The right as a parent to choose the type of education for your child
 * 20) The right to hold ownership over any scientific, literary, or artistic production one creates

Edit by::Abdirizak Barre Saleban


 * Based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights