Learning the rights in the ICCPR
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) covers many human rights. Most of them will be familiar to you (and you will have seen them already in the UDHR).
Activity: Explore the ICCPR – what rights does it protect?
To help in identifying and remembering the civil and political rights in the ICCPR, it is sometimes useful to organise them into several categories. Scroll down to find the list of human rights found in the ICCPR (see bottom), drag and drop them into one of the categories below.
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Basic civic freedoms |
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Protections of security of the person and physical and mental integrity |
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Due process and legal guarantees |
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Political rights |
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Non-discrimination and equality |
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Self-determination and minority rights |
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