Human Rights: Politics and Practice

International human rights are the rights which are inherent to all human beings, irrespective of nationality, religion, race, ethnicity, language or any other status. These include the right to life, right to personal liberty, freedom of expression and freedom from slavery. International human rights impose an obligation on persons to value the human rights of others. It is generally considered that they should not be taken away from anyone. International human rights law lays down the obl...